PEOPLE v. CLOSE

No. 97CA1863.

22 P.3d 933 (2000)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James C. CLOSE, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 2000.

Certiorari Granted April 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Laurie A. Booras, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Kathleen A. Lord, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge NEY.

Defendant, James C. Close, appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Crim. P. 35(c). We affirm.

On October 6, 1990, defendant and three companions vandalized and stole speakers from a car. They then confronted a group of six Japanese students, ordered them to lie down, demanded and took identification and personal items, and beat them with baseball bats and sticks.

Defendant was convicted by a jury...

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