Trujillo v. People

PLAINTIFFS in error, who were defendants below and herein so designated, were found "guilty of a riot" under the provisions of section 196, chapter 48, '35 C. S. A. Three other defendants were included in the information, but as to them the trial court, on motion of the district attorney, entered a nolle prosequi as to one, another pleaded guilty and the third was convicted, but prosecutes no writ of error. In response to a joint request of the parties we have elected to decide the cause on the application for supersedeas.

The record discloses that on the evening of September 22, 1945, the…