Supreme Court of Colorado· 2/14/1972

People v. Prante

Citations

493 P.2d 1083
177 Colo. 243
1972 Colo. LEXIS 909

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stating that assault on a police officer requires proof of intent to cause bodily injury and knowledge that the victim is an officer
stating that “the fact that a penal statue is framed in a way such as to require a jury to determine a question of reasonableness does not make it too vague to afford a practical guide to acceptable behavior”
whether defendant in fact knew another to be a peace officer is a factual issue for resolution by the jury
when defendant emerged from closet in response to officer’s demand, he had a loaded gun leveled at officer which he refused to turn over to the officer
when defendant emerged from closet in response to officer’s demand, he had a loaded gun leveled at officer which he refused to turn over to the officer
statutory element of assault on a peace officer that offender knew or reasonably should have known that the person assaulted was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his duties not unconstitutionally vague

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Judges: Pringle

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