THOMAS v. PEOPLE

No. 89SC668.

820 P.2d 656 (1991)

Joseph D. THOMAS, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Vela, Colo. State Public Defender, Barbara S. Blackman, Chief Appellate Deputy State Public Defender, Douglas D. Barnes, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for petitioner.

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Wendy J. Ritz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for respondent.


Justice KIRSHBAUM delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Joseph Thomas, was convicted by a jury of attempted heat of passion manslaughter,1 first degree assault,2 and crime of violence.3 The charges resulted from an altercation between Thomas and Roy Preston that occurred on the evening of November 30, 1986. On appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, and in...

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