Legal Opinion
Gallegos v. Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1962No. 475PublishedCited by 670 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioner, a child of 14, and another juvenile followed an elderly man to a hotel, got into his room on a ruse, assaulted him, overpowered him, stole $13 from his pockets, and fled. All this happened on December 20, *501958. Petitioner was picked up by the police on January 1, 1959, and immediately admitted the assault and robbery. At that time, however, the victim of the robbery was still alive, though hospitalized. He died on Janu-uary 26, 1959, and forthwith an information charging first degree murder was returned against petitioner. A jury found him guilty, the crucial evidence…
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3Cited by670 opinions
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