Legal Opinion
Hervey v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 27, 1972No. 24038PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
This writ of error is prosecuted by Douglas L. Hervey, who has been convicted of first-degree murder by a jury. The evidence in this case was circumstantial and fragmentary. Errors which occurred in the trial require reversal and a new trial.
THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The defendant was charged with murder of a gas station attendant which occurred in a service station in Adams County, Colorado, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on June 17, 1968. The prosecution’s evidence established that the victim had been hit in the head with a blunt instrument, had a Pepsi-Cola bottle broken over his head, and had…
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