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SIMMS v. PEOPLE

No. 23445.

443 P.2d 371 (1968)

James Edward SIMMS, Plaintiff in Error, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 15, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton S. Clark, Jr., Colorado Springs, for plaintiff in error.

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

PRINGLE, Justice.

On June 16, 1967, plaintiff in error, James Edward Simms was charged in El Paso County with having committed the crime of robbery. Simms pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged commission of the crime. A separate trial on the issue of sanity was held and the jury therein found the defendant to be "sane." Thereafter, a trial on the merits was held and Simms was found guilty. He directs his writ of error here...

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