PEOPLE v. STAFFORD

No. 93CA1366.

890 P.2d 244 (1994)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy James STAFFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., John J. Krause, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Martin Gerra, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, Troy Stafford, appeals a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of second degree assault. We reverse and remand.

Defendant was arrested on suspicion of automobile theft. At the police station, the arresting officer handcuffed defendant with his hands behind his back because of his "belligerence and threatening comments" and placed him in a holding cell. Defendant maneuvered his...

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