This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 10/23/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Struckmeyer, 2020 CO 76; People v. Magana 2020COA148; People v. Roberts, 16CA1271 & 16CA1284; People v. Pineda, 18CA1692; McDonald v. People, No. 20SC354 (Cert Grant); Bovat v. Vermont, Denying Cert 10.19.2020; Lange v. California (US Supreme Court Cert Grant).

Keywords: Legally Inconsistent Verdicts, Sufficiency of the evidence – first-degree arson, Prosecutorial Misconduct – misstating the law during closing argument, Double Jeopardy/Merger/Multiplicity, Criminal mischief is a lesser included offense of arson, Arson and Crime of Violence Sentencing, 404(b) Evidence to Establish Identity, Exclusion of Evidence of Clean Drug Screens.

Links:

People v. Struckmeyer, 2020 CO 76

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/897184ef-e082-4d44-93ca-4242996f7fe4.pdf

People v. Magana 2020COA148

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/0881116f-6934-4b5e-b766-b6cec49c348c.pdf

Bovat v. Vermont

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/20ad9ad7-bf0a-4da6-93f3-d08cebe67eea.pdf

McDonald PWC

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/c6bc80a3-cb66-4bb2-93dd-2ed918e797a8.pdf

McDonald Amicus by OADC and CCDB

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/4df3eded-e7a1-4e85-a493-dbd7af89eb29.pdf

Lange v. California PWC

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/0aa134ef-0d98-44af-9d5c-139902991936.pdf

Lange v. California RB

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/5f072379-a1ce-4bb1-bc91-4f9b793cc4ba.pdf

Lange v. California NACDL Amicus

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/9c3b9a7d-2d62-4b34-9d52-9981fbb0f4ec.pdf

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