STAFFORD v. PEOPLE

No. 20120.

388 P.2d 774 (1964)

Burnell Gene STAFFORD, Plaintiff in Error, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 27, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex Stephen Keller, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., Frank E. Hickey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Aurel M. Kelly, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for defendant in error.


HALL, Justice.

On May 4, 1961, a jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He is here by writ of error seeking reversal and discharge.

There is no conflict in the testimony or evidence, the material and essential portions thereof consisting of verbal statements made by the defendant in conversations with law enforcement officers and in three written statements signed by the defendant which were...

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