Supreme Court of Colorado, 2024

The People of the State of Colorado v. Jacob Alexander Shockey.

The People of the State of Colorado v. Jacob Alexander Shockey.
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided September 30, 2024

The People of the State of Colorado v. Jacob Alexander Shockey.

Opinion

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The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner
v.
Jacob Alexander Shockey. Respondent

No. 24SC117

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

September 30, 2024


          Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA311

         Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

         Whether any claim that the jury's findings are inconsistent was waived where the findings were read aloud by the district court and the defendant did not object until after the jury was discharged.

         Whether a finding on a special interrogatory that the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant used, or possessed and threatened the use of, a deadly weapon is logically and legally inconsistent with a conviction for second degree murder or negates an element of that offense.

         Whether the appropriate remedy for an inconsistent verdict and special interrogatory finding is vacation of the conviction and entry of a judgment of acquittal or reversal of the conviction and remand for a new trial.

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