GRISSOM v. PEOPLE

No. 03SC792.

115 P.3d 1280 (2005)

Dante GRISSOM, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Grimaldi, Denver, for Petitioner.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, John J. Fuerst III, First Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Respondent.


MULLARKEY, Chief Justice.

I. Introduction

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the court of appeals, in an unpublished opinion, erred in ruling that an alleged complicitor is entitled to an instruction on a lesser-included offense only if the principal himself would be entitled to such an instruction.

We hold that a defendant can be convicted of reckless manslaughter as a complicitor if there is some evidence that the principal...

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