LOPEZ v. PEOPLE

No. 23831.

488 P.2d 892 (1971)

Gabriel Ortez LOPEZ, aka Jake Lopez, Plaintiff in Error, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo W. Rector, Colorado Springs, for plaintiff in error.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert L. Hoecker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for defendant in error.


PRINGLE, Chief Justice.

Gabriel Ortez Lopez, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, brings this writ of error from his conviction for first degree murder. The victim, known as Alfred Pierce or Butch Powers, will be referred to as the decedent. The defendant in error will be referred to as the People.

The events in question took place on the evening of December 6, 1967, in Colorado Springs. Darold Fimple, Eddie...

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