PEOPLE v. MONDRAGON

No. 06CA1293.

217 P.3d 936 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy MONDRAGON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VII.

April 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Corina Gerety, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Elizabeth Griffin, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge GABRIEL.

Defendant, Troy Mondragon, appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of attempted first degree murder, first degree assault, first degree burglary, and second degree burglary. As an apparent matter of first impression in Colorado, we conclude that where, as here, a defendant's mental disease or defect renders him incompetent to decide whether or not to exercise his right to testify in his own defense,...

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