Supreme Court of Colorado· 8/6/1974

People v. Rivera

Citations

525 P.2d 431
186 Colo. 24
1974 Colo. LEXIS 689

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non-included offense instructions are “tantamount to a defendant’s consent to an added count being charged against him”
statutory lesser included offense “mandates that the greater offense must establish every essential element of the lesser included offense”
statutory lesser included offense \mandates that the greater offense must establish every essential element of the lesser included offense\
although statutory elements not identical no error in instruction to jury when lesser offense supported by evidence
defendant entitled to a lesser included offense instruction if the greater offense establishes every essential element of the lesser offense
instruction tendered by defendant on a lesser non-included offense in effect amends the information

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Judges: Day, Pringle, Groves

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