Miller v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. Plaintiffs in error, Henry A. Miller, Joseph Vernon and Mike O’Brien, were convicted in the district court of the crime of robbery, and each sentenced to three years confinement in the state penitentiary. It is alleged, in the information, that the crime was committed on the 10th day of July, A. D. 1895, one hi els Christian being the victim.
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Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. Plaintiffs in error, Henry A. Miller, Joseph Vernon and Mike O’Brien, were convicted in the district court of the crime of robbery, and each sentenced to three years confinement in the state penitentiary. It is alleged, in the information, that the crime was committed on the 10th day of July, A. D. 1895, one hi els Christian being the victim. The defendants were arrested shortly after the offense was committed and taken before a justice of the peace for preliminary examination. As a result of an investigation, they were bound over to await the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
The defendants stand convicted of a very grave and heinous crime. They have not brought the evidence to this court for our inspection or review. In these circumstances we must assume that the evidence fully justifies the verdict of the jury.
Under similar circumstances, the supreme court of Illinois, in the case of Cochlin v. The People, 93 Ill. 410, uses the following language : “We are unable to say what the evidence against the defendant in error was, for the reason he has not preserved it in the record. But we are justified in assuming that it was conclusive of his guilt, and contained…
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