PEOPLE v. BACKUS

No. 95CA1174.

952 P.2d 846 (1998)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael O. BACKUS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Certiorari Pending April 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Terri L. Brake, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for Defendant-Appellant.


Certiorari Pending April 22, 1998 (98SC215).

Opinion by Judge ROTHENBERG.

Defendant, Michael O. Backus, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant became involved in a personal relationship with co-defendant, Jill Coit. When they met, Coit was embroiled in a bitter civil suit against her ex-husband, the victim in this case...

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