PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ

Court of Appeals No. 19CA1481.

522 P.3d 725 (2022)

2022 COA 111

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Justin Brendan MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VI.

Announced September 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Paul E. Koehler , First Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Megan A. Ring , Colorado State Public Defender, Karen Mahlman Gerash , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


¶ 1 A jury found defendant, Justin Brendan Martinez, guilty of reckless manslaughter. On appeal, Martinez contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on various aspects of his self-defense claims.

¶ 2 In rejecting his contentions, we conclude that...

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