PEOPLE v. CASTRO

No. 90CA0693.

835 P.2d 561 (1992)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard C. CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. C.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1992.

Certiorari Granted September 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Robin Desmond, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge NEY.

Defendant, Bernard C. Castro, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of felony menacing. He contends that he was denied his right to a speedy trial by the granting of a continuance as a sanction for noncompliance with the provisions of Crim.P. 16 that require disclosure of witnesses and the nature of any defense to the prosecution. We reverse.

Defendant pleaded not guilty on June...

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