Legal Opinion

People v. Kippy

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 15, 1918No. 9210PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to Montrose District Court, Hon. Thomas J. Black, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hill

This writ of error on behalf of the People, brought by the Attorney General at the request of the District Attorney of the Seventh Judicial District, is for the purpose of having reviewed the ruling of the District Court in taking the case from the jury upon account of the alleged insufficiency of the testimony.

The defendant was charged with the crime of burglary. The question sought to be reviewed is whether the evidence, which is circumstantial, was sufficient to justify a conviction. To sustain their position, the people have set forth a great deal of the testimony and commented upon it.

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2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Krutka v. SpinuzziSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
  2. People v. KirklandSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  3. People v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
  4. People v. ArcherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  5. Krutka v. SpinuzziSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963

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