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JONES v. PEOPLE

No. 20505.

393 P.2d 366 (1964)

LaVern Jackie JONES, Plaintiff in Error, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

June 22, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth L. Guyton, Rocky Ford, Thulemeyer & Stewart, La Junta, for plaintiff in error.

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

FRANTZ, Justice.

Jones is here by writ of error, seeking to have reversed the judgment and sentence entered on the verdict of the jury fixing his penalty at death for the murder of one Powell. As the basis for reversal, he asserts that the trial court committed prejudicial error in submitting to the jury the sole question of the punishment to be imposed.

After we had reversed the case of which this is the sequel (Jones v. People, 146 Colo. 40,

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