PEOPLE v. RHODUS

No. 90CA1801.

852 P.2d 1280 (1992)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry RHODUS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1992.

Certiorari Granted June 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Richard K. Rediger, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Sally S. Townshend, Sp. Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge RULAND.

Defendant, Larry Rhodus, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of contraband in the first degree. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

While incarcerated in the Fremont Correctional Facility, defendant was charged with possession of contraband because a plastic jug of liquid containing ethanol was discovered in his cell.

During jury selection, and after defendant...

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