PEOPLE v. VAN DE WEGHE

No. 10CA2287.

312 P.3d 231 (2012)

2012 COA 204

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael S. VAN DE WEGHE, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

November 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Melissa D. Allen , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alison Ruttenberg , Boulder, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge TAUBMAN.

¶ 1 Defendant, Michael S. Van De Weghe, appeals the trial court's judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of attempt to influence a public figure. We conclude that the criminal impersonation statute does not supplant the attempt to influence a public servant statute and, therefore, we affirm.

I. Background

¶ 2 Van De Weghe is a retired Denver...

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