Legal Opinion
Abshier v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 9, 1930No. 12,558PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
The defendant George J. Abshier, alias Bill Messick, was tried and convicted of the murder of A. 1ST. Parrish, committed on May 23, 1928, and sentenced to hang. The crime was committed while defendant and three confederates, Howard L. Royston (also known as “Heavy”), with Ralph Pleagle and Jake Pleagle, were all engaged in the act of robbing the First National Bank of Lamar, in Prowers county, Colorado. Parrish was president of the bank at the time that he was killed.
- There is no dispute about any material question of fact. The defendant pleaded guilty; the jury so found and fixed the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SturtivantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- People v. SpauldingIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1864
- People v. SampsellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Lowe v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1925
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Corbett v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
- People v. ManierSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Lucero v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
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