Legal Opinion

Enyart v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 15, 1919No. 9406PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error to Crowley District Court, Hon. C. S. Essex, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke

September 17, 1917, an information was filed against plaintiff in error (hereinafter designated as the defendant), charging him with the murder of one J. W. Black, on February 25, 1917. The trial began November 13, 1917, and on November 18 following the jury returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter. A motion for a new trial was filed and overruled, and April 20, 1918, defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five nor more than eight years. From that judgment he brings error.

The defendant admitted the killing of Black, but…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Beard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Erwin v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Boykin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
  4. Babcock v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
  5. Runyan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1877

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Garcia v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Idrogo v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  3. People v. TolerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  4. State v. SipesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  5. People v. BeasleyColorado Court of Appeals · 1989

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