MORSE v. PEOPLE

No. 24629.

501 P.2d 1328 (1972)

Joseph Dyre MORSE, Plaintiff in Error, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Pitler, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

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


ERICKSON, Justice.

Joseph Dyre Morse was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. On writ of error, we affirmed his conviction. Morse v. People, 168 Colo. 494, 452 P.2d 3 (1969). Thereafter, pursuant to Crim.P. 35(b), he initiated postconviction proceedings in the district court raising the same issues he had previously asserted on writ of error. The district court refused to consider two issues because they...

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