Legal Opinion
Abbott v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 28, 1932No. 13,054PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE plaintiff in error Abbott was tried in the juvenile court of the City and County of Denver by a jury and found guilty of the crime of statutory rape and was sentenced by the court to the state penitentiary for a term of not less than six, nor more than ten, years. The defendant is here with his writ of error seeking to have this judgment set aside, mainly upon the ground that the juvenile court had not jurisdiction of the case.
Our General Assembly in 1907 (S. L. 1907, 324), first established a juvenile court in this state. Section 2 of that act, so far as material here, reads: "Such court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. . BurnettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
- Ex Parte BarteeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
- People Ex Rel. Cruz v. MorleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1924
- Colias v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1915
- Swanson v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re People in the Interest of MurleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
- Garcia v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
- Dikeou v. People in the Interest of CassidentiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1934
- Ortega v. PortalesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1957
- In Re PhillipsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1933
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