PEOPLE v. STARK

No. 82CA0831.

682 P.2d 1240 (1984)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny Lee STARK, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Nicholas R. Massaro, Jr., Sp. Deputy State Public Defender, Grand Junction, for defendant-appellant.


BABCOCK, Judge.

Defendant, Johnny Lee Stark, appeals the judgment of conviction of second degree forgery entered upon a jury verdict of guilty. He contends that the trial court erroneously failed to suppress inculpatory statements which he made to police. We agree and reverse.

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