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PEOPLE v. CHAVEZ

No. 89CA1390.

832 P.2d 1026 (1991)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John B. CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied January 16 and February 13, 1992.

Certiorari Granted July 7, 1992.

Cross-Petition Denied July 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Paul Koehler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Judy L. Lucero, Sp. Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.

Cross-Petition Denied (Chavez) July 7, 1992.

Opinion by Judge REED.

Defendant, John B. Chavez, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of attempted second degree burglary and four habitual criminal counts. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I.

Defendant contends that the advisement given by the trial court regarding his right to testify was inadequate. We agree.

The right to testify...

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