PEOPLE v. SCHLEGEL

No. 78-772.

622 P.2d 98 (1980)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas Scott SCHLEGEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Stephen R. Higgins, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Gregory Walta, Colo. State Public Defender, William L. Hunnicutt, Sp. Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


RULAND, Judge.

Defendant, Douglas Scott Schlegel, appeals his conviction by a jury for holding hostages, attempted escape, and assault in the second degree. We affirm.

Evidence presented by the People shows that on August 13, 1977, Schlegel was confined in the Larimer County jail on a warrant charging him with first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and second degree kidnapping. On that date, Schlegel and another inmate attempted to escape when a...

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