Carter v. People

IN this cause plaintiff in error, to whom we will hereinafter refer as the defendant, was charged in the district court of Las Animas county with the crime of first degree murder. He entered pleas of "not guilty" and "not guilty by reason of insanity." Upon the trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment.

Defendant assigns numerous alleged errors in the conduct of the trial, but seriously argues and relies upon the asserted error of the trial court in admitting evidence over his objection. The defendant called Dr. Lee J.…