PEOPLE v. DESKINS

No. 95SC360.

927 P.2d 368 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, v. Gerald DESKINS, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, Solicitor General, John Daniel Dailey, Deputy Attorney General, Robert M. Russel, First Assistant Attorney General, Wendy J. Ritz and Paul E. Koehler, Assistant Attorneys General, Criminal Enforcement Section, Denver, for Petitioner/Cross-Respondent.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, and C. Keith Pope, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for Respondent/ Cross-Petitioner.


Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to review certain questions regarding the court of appeals' decision reversing the convictions of Gerald Deskins (Deskins) for three counts of vehicular homicide,1 three counts of child abuse resulting in death,2 two counts of vehicular assault,3 one count of driving under the influence,

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