PEOPLE v. YOUNG

No. 90SA201.

814 P.2d 834 (1991)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph L. YOUNG, Roger L. Young a/k/a Roy Young, and Kevin Fears, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing July 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman S. Early, Jr., Dist. Atty., Nathan B. Coats, Chief Appellate Deputy Dist. Atty., Martin Egelhoff, Deputy Dist. Atty., Denver, for plaintiff-appellant.

Montaño and Encinas, P.C., Duane Montaño, Denver, Arthur S. Nieto, Denver, for defendant-appellee Joseph L. Young.

Holland, Seelen & Pagliuca, Jeffrey S. Pagliuca, Denver, Pozner, Hutt, Gilman & Kaplan, P.C., David S. Kaplan, Denver, for defendant-appellee Roger L. Young.

David F. Vela, Colo. State Public Defender, Terri L. Brake, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Michael J. Heher, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellee Kevin Fears.


Justice LOHR announced the Judgment of the Court and delivered an Opinion in which Justice KIRSHBAUM and Justice MULLARKEY joined.

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