Supreme Court of Colorado January 10, 1983, No. 82SA389 (People ex rel. Gallagher v. District Court)

LOHR, Justice.

In this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, we issued a rule directing the Arapahoe County District Court to show cause why it should not be prohibited from reducing the charge against the defendant from first degree murder1 to second degree murder2 as a sanction for failing to preserve the victim’s hands in a condition suitable for trace metal testing by the defendant.