Legal Opinion
Early v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 17, 1972No. 24090PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kelley
The defendant, Raymond Charles Early, upon his plea of not guilty, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Colorado State Penitentiary. Upon the denial of his motion for new trial, the defendant brought the matter here for review by writ of error.
At approximately 1:00 a.m., June 15, 1968, Lester Pearl Harris, a Denver cab driver, was shot and killed in northeast Denver. Two persons in an adjacent house heard the shots, looked out and observed a woman, Ms. Harris, staggering in the street as a Yellow Cab, driven by a “small Negro” man, pulled away. One…
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