Supreme Court of Colorado, 2022

Cristobal Fernando Garcia v. The People of the State of Colorado.

Cristobal Fernando Garcia v. The People of the State of Colorado.
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided March 28, 2022

Cristobal Fernando Garcia v. The People of the State of Colorado.

Opinion

Cristobal Fernando Garcia, Petitioner
v.

The People of the State of Colorado.
Respondent

No. 21SC564

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

March 28, 2022


Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA1910

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

Whether, as a matter of first impression, the jury must receive an instruction defining the "universal malice" element of extreme indifference murder.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

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