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PEOPLE v. VIGIL

No. 86SA406.

758 P.2d 670 (1988)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Abel Anthony VIGIL, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barney Iuppa, Dist. Atty., Fourth Judicial Dist., Daniel H. May, Deputy Dist. Atty., Colorado Springs, for plaintiff-appellant.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Paul R. Bratfisch, Deputy State Public Defender, Colorado Springs, for defendant-appellee.

Justice LOHR delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People appeal from an order of the district court dismissing a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon brought against the defendant, Abel Anthony Vigil, Jr. The dismissal was based on the court's conclusion that because the short shotgun possessed by the defendant lacked a firing pin, it was not a "dangerous weapon" within the meaning of the relevant statute, section 18-12-102(1), 8B C.R.S. (1986). We disagree...

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