SKEELS v. PEOPLE

No. 19454.

358 P.2d 605 (1961)

Walter Richard SKEELS, Plaintiff in Error, v. PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 16, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy & Morris, Colorado Springs, for plaintiff in error.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., Frank E. Hickey, Deputy Atty. Gen., J. F. Brauer, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.


MOORE, Justice.

We will refer to plaintiff in error as defendant. He was fifteen years of age at the time of the offense for which he was convicted. He was accused of first-degree murder of one Florence D. Martin, to which charge he entered pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity. The issue of insanity was tried first and resulted in a verdict that defendant was sane. A different jury heard the issues raised by the plea of not guilty and returned...

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