Legal Opinion

Wilkinson v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 4, 1929No. 12,441PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alter

Ernest Wilkinson, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted of, and sentenced for, the crime of rape. He assigns error, sues ont this writ and asks for a supersedeas.

The information contains two counts, the first charging rape by force, and the second, rape upon a person “incapable through unsound mind of giving legal consent, ’ ’ but inasmuch as the verdict returned on the first count was “not guilty,” only the second count need be considered.

There are 18 assignments of error, which for convenience we will group as follows: (1) Refusal to quash information, and, at the conclusion…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ausmus v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
  2. Dill v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  5. State v. SimesIdaho Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. KollenbornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  2. O'Loughlin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1932
  3. Jordan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
  4. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
  5. State v. HuntSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012

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