People v. Bowers

Jerry Lee Bowers (defendant) was charged in the El Paso County district court with two counts of selling, with intent to aid or induce another to unlawfully use or possess, a narcotic drug, in violation of C.R.S. 1963, 48-5-20(l)(a) and (c). He was found guilty by a jury on both counts. He seeks to reverse the convictions, contending, first, that the statute is unconstitutional, and, second, that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdicts of guilty. We hold the statute to be constitutional, but agree with the defendant that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdicts of…