PEOPLE v. O'NEILL

No. 88SA8.

803 P.2d 164 (1990)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John O'NEILL, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard B. Forman, Sol. Gen., Robert M. Petrusak, Asst. Atty. Gen., Donna Skinner Reed, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Michael J. Heher, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Justice ERICKSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is a capital case in which the jury imposed a sentence of death after returning guilty verdicts on seven counts including first-degree murder. The defendant, John O'Neill, seeks review of both the underlying judgments of conviction and the sentence of death. We reverse the sentence of death, partially reverse the judgments, and remand to the trial court with directions.

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