87 P.2d 251 (Colo. 1938), 14335, Roberts v. People

Citation: 87 P.2d 251, 103 Colo. 250

Opinion Judge: I fear it is not promoting the cause of loyalty to our institutions and government, or confidence in our courts, to use language--as does the majority opinion--which would naturally be taken as casting upon every criminal acquittal the suspicion of being a miscarriage of justice. YOUNG, Justice.

Party Name: ROBERTS v. PEOPLE.

Attorney: Horace N. Hawkins, of Denver, and Rinn & Connell, of Boulder, for plaintiff in error. Byron G. Rogers, Atty. Gen., and Henry E. Lutz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the People.

Judge Panel: HILLIARD and FRANCIS E. BOUCK, JJ., dissenting. HOLLAND, J., not participating.

Case Date: September 19, 1938

Court: Colorado Supreme Court