PADILLA v. PEOPLE

No. 23368.

470 P.2d 846 (1970)

John Junior PADILLA, Plaintiff in Error, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cisneros & Huckeby, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., Paul D. Rubner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for defendant in error.


DAY, Justice.

John Junior Padilla, along with Eugene Paul Vigil (See Vigil v. People, Colo., 470 P.2d 837) was tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree and of conspiracy to commit murder. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary on the first count and given concurrent sentences on the second count. In addition to Padilla and Vigil, two other persons were also charged but were not tried jointly...

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