Michael Thomas Hupke v. the People of the State of Colorado.

Summary

The court held that attempting to influence a public servant by using a third party to convey a lie constitutes acting "by means of deceit" under the governing statute. Because Hupke instructed his mother to mislead his parole officer and she conveyed the false information in an effort to secure release of his parole hold, the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction. The court therefore affirmed the court of appeals' judgment.