People v. Hopper
Supreme Court of Colorado
Criminal action for assault with intent to commit a bodily injury with an automobile. Directed verdict of not guilty. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. William D. Wright, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Allen
The writ of error in this case is prosecuted on behalf of the people to review a decision of the trial court in directing a verdict of not guilty. Authority for a review of the decision is found in section 1997, R. .S. 1908, section 2124, Mills. Ann. Sts., which provides, inter alia, that “writs of ■ error shall lie on behalf of the state, or the people, to review decisions of the trial court in any criminal case upon questions of law arising upon the trial.”
This is a criminal case in which, after both the people and the defendant rested, upon motion of defendant the trial court directed the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Luther v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
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- Tift v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
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