Brown v. People

Plaintiff in error, to whom we will hereinafter refer as defendant, was charged with having committed the crime of first degree murder by information filed in the district court of the City and County of Denver. He entered separate pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged commission of the crime. He first was tried on the issue of guilt or innocence pursuant to procedures directed by chapter 144, Session Laws of Colorado 1951. The verdict of the jury upon the trial was guilty of murder of the first degree and the penalty was fixed at death.…