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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Court of Appeals No. 09CA1633.

356 P.3d 1024 (2015)

2015 COA 54

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Lee JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Announced May 7, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Katherine A. Hansen , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Adam Mueller , Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant-Appellant

Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN

¶ 1 Defendant, Thomas Lee Johnson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree murder, trespass, and criminal mischief. He argues that he was denied his constitutional right to self-representation, and we agree. Therefore, we reverse his conviction and remand the case for a new trial.

I. Background

¶ 2 A jury found defendant guilty of first degree...

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