Power v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to District Court of Montrose County. The plaintiff in error, Mark Power, defendant below, was' indicted and convicted of murder of the first degree at the October term, 1890, of the district court of Montrose county. Upon application to this court a writ of error operating as a supersedeas was allowed for the purpose of reviewing the record of the cause.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The assignments of error will be considered as presented, in the briefs of counsel.
*1801. The refusal of defendant’s application for a change of venue is assigned for error.
The defendant applied for a change of venue, alleging that the inhabitants of Montrose county were prejudiced against him. His petition was duly verified and supported by affidavits. Counter-affidavits were also filed on behalf of the people controverting the matters alleged in defendant’s petition and affidavits. This procedure was in accordance with the act of April 10,1885, Session Laws, p. 385.
Section 4 of the act of 1885,…
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