State v. Cano

Pedro Cano, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree. The jury having failed to recommend a lesser punishment, under our statute the district court of Summit county entered judgment that he be executed from which judgment he appeals.

The evidence adduced at the trial on behalf of the state disclosed the following facts:

The defendant is a Mexican, who at the time of the alleged offense had been in this country for about 9 years. During that time he had been employed as a common laborer in various occupations and had also been employed as a foreman…