GALLEGOS v. PEOPLE

No. 19370.

362 P.2d 178 (1961)

John GALLEGOS, Plaintiff In Error, v. PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

May 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Berman, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

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


MOORE, Justice.

Plaintiff in error, to whom we will refer as defendant, was convicted of the crime of first-degree murder and the penalty fixed at life imprisonment. Judgment entered accordingly and defendant seeks review by writ of error.

The district attorney called nine witnesses whose testimony established beyond question that the defendant committed the crime of which he was accused. The evidence disclosed without dispute in any material respect that...

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