Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 23, 1970No. 22884PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves

The defendant (plaintiff in error) was convicted of murder in the first degree, and, under the jury’s verdict, was sentenced to life 'imprisonment. We affirm.

On the night of August 21, 1965, Allan Berg was the only attendant at a service station in Colorado Springs. He was found dead in a back room of the station. The death resulted from a gunshot wound in the head.

In separate information^, three persons were charged with this murder, namely, the defendant, Nathan Whit-more and John Major Young, Jr., who was called Frankie. At the trial of the defendant, Whitmore testified along the following…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. SpinuzziSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
  2. Washington v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
  3. Routa v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1948
  4. Whitman v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
  5. State v. LostonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Young v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  2. Thatch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  3. People v. YoungColorado Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. RodriguezColorado Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. People v. DeHerreraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984

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