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PEOPLE v. DILLON

No. 81SC132.

655 P.2d 841 (1983)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Ricky DILLON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Mary J. Mullarkey, Sol. Gen., John Daniel Dailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for petitioner.

J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, Denver, Harvey M. Palefsky, Deputy State Public Defender, Grand Junction, for respondent.

ROVIRA, Justice.

On August 11, 1978, the defendant, Ricky Dillon, was convicted of felony menacing. The court of appeals reversed the conviction because of the failure of the trial court to instruct the jury on the theory of self-defense. People v. Dillon, 631 P.2d 1153 (Colo.App.1981). We granted certiorari and now reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

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At approximately 10:30 p.m. on December 22...

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