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PEOPLE v. FERNANDEZ

No. 81CA1227.

687 P.2d 502 (1984)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Claudio D. FERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1984.

Certiorari Denied September 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., Valerie McNevin-Petersen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, James England, Deputy State Public Defender, Shelley Gilman, Asst. State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.

TURSI, Judge.

Claudio Fernandez, defendant, appeals his conviction of first degree murder. Defendant contends that the cumulative effect of irregularities in the trial court deprived him of a fair trial. We agree and therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant was charged with first degree murder in the death of Elisa Sanchez, a resident of Craig, Colorado. Her body was discovered on August 14, 1977, approximately 15 miles outside of Craig. Death...

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