PEOPLE v. MELANSON

No. 93CA1777.

937 P.2d 826 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roy A. MELANSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 10, 1996.

Certiorari Denied June 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, Solicitor General, Laurie A. Booras, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Elizabeth Griffin, Thomas K. Carberry, Deputy State Public Defenders, Denver, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge TAUBMAN.

In a prosecution premised on the disappearance of a woman in 1974, defendant, Roy A. Melanson, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder. We affirm.

Testimony at the trial in August 1993 revealed the following facts. On August 30, 1974, defendant and an acquaintance were driving toward Gunnison, Colorado, when they experienced car trouble. They were picked up by the victim...

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