PEOPLE v. MERRITT

Court of Appeals No. 10CA0033.

411 P.3d 102 (2014)

2014 COA 124

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James William MERRITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Announced September 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Erin K. Grundy , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Lynn Noesner , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


¶ 1 Defendant, James William Merritt, was found guilty of the second degree murder of Shirley Welch. He appeals his conviction and the sentence of thirty-six years in the custody of the Department of Corrections imposed by the district court.

¶ 2 This confrontation clause appeal asks us to determine whether...

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