Bogdanov v. People
Colorado Supreme Court
955 P.2d 997 (1997)
Relevant factsFree
Branko Bogdanov (defendant) and three women staged a theft at a clothing store: two women distracted clerks while Bogdanov held up a pair of pants as a distraction and a third woman slipped into the office and stole cash and checks from a safe. Bogdanov was convicted as a complicitor of burglary, theft, and conspiracy, and he appealed, arguing the jury instruction on complicity violated his due process rights.
IssueFree
Whether, under Colorado's complicity statute, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed the mental state required for the underlying crime and specifically intended his own conduct to promote or facilitate that crime.