Crawford v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to District Court of Douglas County. Mott M. Crawford was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for the period of twenty years. It appears that while he was engaged in a controversy and affray with one. Gideon Pratt, a shotgun in his hands was discharged, killing the son of said Pratt.
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Error to District Court of Douglas County. Mott M. Crawford was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for the period of twenty years. It appears that while he was engaged in a controversy and affray with one. Gideon Pratt, a shotgun in his hands was discharged, killing the son of said Pratt. The testimony of defendant, which is referred to in the opinion, and which is in many respects corroborated by other evidence,- shows that said “'Pratt with his two sons called at defendant’s cabin to see him about a pistol of defendant’s that had previously…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Helm
There is some contrariety of judicial opinion with reference to the duty of a trial court in charging juries upon the different grades of felonious homicide. Certain authorities seem to hold that in such cases the law bearing upon all grades included in the indictment should be given, regardless of the evidence before the jury. But a careful examination of the subject leads us to the conclusion that the following rule is supported by a large preponderance of authority: When there is any evidence whatever tending to establish a certain statutory grade of criminal homicide, and the court…
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