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PEOPLE v. VASQUEZ

Court of Appeals No. 18CA1486.

521 P.3d 1042 (2022)

2022 COA 100

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Announced September 8, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Katharine Gillespie , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Megan A. Ring , Colorado State Public Defender, Kamela Maktabi , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

¶ 1 This case presents two related questions of first impression in Colorado. First, can someone be convicted of fourth degree arson for lighting another person's clothing on fire while that person is wearing the clothing? Second, if so, can such an arson serve as the predicate felony...

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