Legal Opinion
People v. King
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 21, 1973No. 25157PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee
Appellee, Charles R. King, was charged with the murder of his wife, Barbara Jean King. He pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged commission of the offense. On his motion the court ordered a bifurcated trial pursuant to 1965 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 39-8-3. Trial on the sanity issue was to a jury. At the conclusion of all the evidence, the trial court granted King’s motion for a directed verdict of insanity.
The district attorney has challenged the propriety of the court’s ruling on the motion for a directed verdict, contending that under all the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Milton R. Dusky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Hampton v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- People v. KrugmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
- Curl v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
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