BROOKE v. PEOPLE

No. 18638.

339 P.2d 993 (1959)

Bethel E. BROOKE, Jr., Plaintiff in Error, v. PEOPLE of The State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Ownbey, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., Frank E. Hickey, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Patterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.


DAY, Justice.

Bethel E. Brooke, Jr. was convicted in the Denver district court of murder in the first degree. The jury determined his sentence to be life imprisonment. To this verdict and sentence of the jury on which the court entered final judgment after hearing and denying a motion for new trial, Brooke assigns error.

After writ of error was issued and pending in this court and before the reporter's transcript and record on error could be filed here, Brooke...

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