Legal Opinion

Willis v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 7, 1923No. 10,391PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whitford

The plaintiff in error, an osteopathic physician, was convicted and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary for murder resulting from his participation in the commission of an abortion on Mary Park in violation of section 6687, Compiled Laws, and now seeks a review of that judgment by this court.

It is claimed that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a verdict of conviction. A summary of the evidence and surrounding circumstances will be sufficient to show that there is no good foundation for such claim.

The deceased was a school teacher twenty-four years of age. She was a graduate of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. GardnerOregon Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Halderman v. Territory of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1900

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hampton v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  2. Biegun v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. Doe v. DunbarDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1970
  4. Warren v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1949
  5. Harris v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971

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