PEOPLE v. PARGA

No. 96CA1425.

964 P.2d 571 (1998)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John W. PARGA, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 5, 1998.

Certiorari Denied October 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Martha Phillips Allbright, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, Lauren A. Edelstein, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Ellen Eggleston, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge DAVIDSON.

Defendant, John W. Parga, appeals from the judgments of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of driving after judgment prohibited and speeding. Because the jury was improperly instructed on the culpable mental state of driving after judgment prohibited, we reverse that conviction and remand for a new trial.

Defendant was stopped for speeding. When the officer asked to see defendant's driver's license, defendant...

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