PEOPLE v. CAMPISI

No. 81SA151.

649 P.2d 1053 (1982)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francesco R. CAMPISI, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Mary J. Mullarkey, Sol. Gen., Mary E. Ricketson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, James England, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


HODGES, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Francesco R. Campisi, was convicted by an Adams County jury of second-degree murder. Section 18-3-103, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8).1 During trial, defense counsel sought to present evidence that the defendant's ability to form the required mental state for second-degree murder was impaired due to intoxication. The trial court denied the defendant's request...

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