PEOPLE v. REED

No. 82CA0553.

692 P.2d 1150 (1984)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Louis REED, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearings Denied November 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Douglas D. Barnes, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


BABCOCK, Judge.

David Louis Reed appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of attempted first degree murder, first degree assault, second degree kidnapping, felony menacing, and a mandatory sentence for violent crime. His principal contention is that the court abused its discretion when it denied his motion to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity after his arraignment. We agree and, therefore, reverse.

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