PEOPLE v. DeWITT

No. 10CA1271.

275 P.3d 728 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Raymond DeWITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Brock J. Swanson , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Rachel C. Funez , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge LOEB.

Defendant, John Raymond DeWitt, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender (POWPO), pursuant to section 18-12-108(1), C.R.S.2011. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. Background

On the morning of September 18, 2009, defendant walked from his apartment to a nearby King Soopers to buy groceries. He paid at a self-checkout cash...

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