Legal Opinion
Edwards v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 7, 1923No. 10,479PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The defendant, Leo Harvey Edwards, shot and killed Floyd Barnetson. The information charged murder in the first degree. The jury found defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to the state penitiary for a term of not less than five, nor more than eight, years. It is the object of this writ of error to set aside that judgment.
*379The homicide occurred April 23, 1922, at or near the residence of the defendant’s parents, with whom he was then living, in block 5, town of Berkeley, City and County of Denver. The Edwards family resided in the upper story of a one and one-half story…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BoraskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway Co. v. FogelsongSupreme Court of Colorado · 1908
- Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Helwig v. Second Avenue RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- Rice v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907
3Cited by21 opinions
- Williams v. District Court, El Paso CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Digiallonardo v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Read v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1949
- Eachus v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1925
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