Legal Opinion

People v. Bedwell

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 20, 1973No. 25181PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges

Defendant Bedwell was found guilty by a jury of aggravated robbery. On this appeal, he urges reversal on the grounds that the trial court improperly admitted into evidence a tire iron, and also that the trial court wrongly *22denied the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal at the completion of the evidence. Neither of these contentions have merit and we therefore affirm.

Trial testimony revealed that two persons, one of whom was identified as the defendant, entered a service station and asked the operator for some change. As the operator unlocked the cash register, the defendant’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hampton v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  2. Washington v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
  3. Valdez v. DISTRICT COURT FOR COUNTY OF PUEBLOSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  4. People v. MarquesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. WaltersColorado Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. State v. WatkinsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975

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