Legal Opinion

Arellano v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 10, 1971No. 23248Published

1Opinion of the Court

*458Opinion by

Clifford H. Darrow, District Judge.*

Eugene Edward Arellano, the defendant below, was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to the penitentiary.

He claims on this writ of error that manifest prejudicial error occurred during his trial which requires a reversal of the conviction.

Briefly, his assertions of error may be classified as follows: (1) that the verdict of the jury was contrary to law and the evidence; (2) denial of a continuance; (3) denial of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal; (4) the giving, and refusal to give, certain instructions.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
  2. Carnes v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970

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