Hughes v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to District Court of El Paso County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Plaintiff in error was indicted for disturbing the peace, and, upon arraignment, pleaded in bar a former trial and conviction for the same offense, under an ordinance of the town of Colorado Springs, within the limits of which town the act was committed. To^ this plea the prosecution demurred, and the demurrer was sustained; whereupon the court rendered judgment against the accused the same as upon trial and verdict of guilty.
The principal questions presented for review, and argued by counsel, are: (1) Was the plea of the former *537conviction good? And (2) Was it error for the court, upon…
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