Supreme Court of Colorado· 7/9/1990

People v. Davis

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794 P.2d 159
1990 WL 61639

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holding that the Witt standard regarding the exclusion of jurors because of their views on the death penalty is the governing standard in Colorado
stating that this court will not automatically assume that, in the absence of a necessary limiting instruction, the jury correctly applied a statutory aggravating factor
recognizing a common law right to waive trial by jury in class 1 felony cases
recognizing a common law right to waive trial by jury in class 1 felony cases
noting that focus on the purpose of the murder narrows the class of murders for which the aggravating circumstance applies
holding that the submission to the jury of both a felony murder aggravator under section 16 — 11—103(5)(g) and a kidnapping aggra-vator under section 16-ll-103(5)(d) was proper despite the fact that the felony of kidnapping was the basis of both factors

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Judges: Kirshbaum, Lohr, Mullarkey, Quinn

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