Connor v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. On the 8th day of June, 1889, James Connor, Charles Connor and James Marshall were indicted in the district court of Arapahoe county for a conspiracy to rob the D. & R. G. R. Company. The indictment contained five counts, charging the offense in various forms.
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Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. On the 8th day of June, 1889, James Connor, Charles Connor and James Marshall were indicted in the district court of Arapahoe county for a conspiracy to rob the D. & R. G. R. Company. The indictment contained five counts, charging the offense in various forms. On the 5th day of October, 1889, the cause came on for trial, and upon the 28th day of October, 1889, a verdict of guilty against the defendants was returned upon all the counts of the indictment. Motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were filed and overruled, and they were…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddard
We omit the discussion of many of the errors assigned, not because we regard them as without merit, but because those considered are more important and are decisive of the case.
The vital and important question presented by the record is, whether under the evidence, any crime is shown to-have been committed. The crime charged is a conspiracy entered into by the defendants below, plaintiffs in error here, to rob the D. & R. G. R. Company. The statute defines a conspiracy as follows:
“ If any two or more persons * * * shall agree, conspire or co-operate to do or aid in doing any other unlawful…
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