Plue v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Plaintiff in error was convicted of violations of the prohibition act of 1915. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Greeley W. Whitford, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Allen
*251The defendant, plaintiff in error here, was convicted of violations of the prohibition act of 1915 (Ch. 98, p. 275, S. L. 1915). He was found guilty of unlawfully keeping intoxicating liquor for sale, of offering for sale, and of selling intoxicating liquor in violation of the statute.
The assignment of error to which most of the argument is directed, relates to the refusal of the trial court to direct a verdict of acquittal. In this connection the contention of the defendant is, in effect, that the alleged offenses were instigated by witnesses and officers of the state, and that, therefore,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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