Granato v. People

3 Citing cases

  1. Gallegos v. People

    157 Colo. 484 (Colo. 1965)   Cited 19 times
    Distinguishing McKee and holding that police officer's testimony that he identified the defendants was not error because it did not “give rise to the conclusion that they were, therefore, guilty of the crime charged”

    Certainly these disparities could not aid the prosecution. Granato v. People, 97 Colo. 303; 49 P.2d 431. See Tashima v. State, 58 Colo. 98, 144 Pac. 200; Allison v. People, 109 Colo. 295, 125 P.2d 146.

  2. People v. Montague

    181 Colo. 143 (Colo. 1973)   Cited 21 times
    In People v. Montague, 181 Colo. 143, 508 P.2d 388, the long-established rule was again reiterated that a properly worded instruction, setting forth defendant's theory of defense, should always be given by the trial court unless the defendant's theory is encompassed in other instructions. The fact that a defense theory instruction may be ineptly worded, grammatically incorrect, or inaccurate in some particular does not excuse the trial court from properly instructing on the theory of defense, assuming there is evidence to support such an instruction.

    The details of the occurrence as related to the investigating officer by a prosecutrix and his opinions as to the seriousness of the charge and the difficulties of prosecution as told to the prosecutrix are never admissible in evidence. Granato v. People, 97 Colo. 303, 49 P.2d 431. Donaldson v. People, 33 Colo. 333, 80 P. 906. II.

  3. Kurtz v. People

    177 Colo. 306 (Colo. 1972)   Cited 35 times
    In Kurtz v. People, 177 Colo. 306, 494 P.2d 97 (1972), this Court recognized that a material witness should not also function as an officer of the court.

    It would be much better practice to delete included hearsay. However, as there was no prejudice, there is no error. Gallegos v. People, 157 Colo. 484, 403 P.2d 864; Allison v. People, 109 Colo. 295, 125 P.2d 146; Granato v. People, 97 Colo. 303, 49 P.2d 431. VII.