BIZUP v. TINSLEY

No. 21303.

393 P.2d 556 (1964)

John BIZUP, Jr., Plaintiff in Error, v. Harry C. TINSLEY, Warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans & Phelps, James V. Phelps, Sheldon L. Shepherd, Pueblo, 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.


PRINGLE, Justice.

John Bizup, Jr. was charged with having "willfully and of his premeditated malice aforethought" killed one Roy Don Bussey. He was convicted upon that charge and sentenced to death. The judgment and sentence were affirmed by this Court. Bizup v. People, 150 Colo. 214, 371 P.2d 786. Thereafter, Bizup obtained several stays of execution while he pursued, without success, post...

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