Legal Opinion

Lace v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 15, 1908No. 6236PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Error to the District Court of Mesa County, lion. Sprigg Shackleford, Judge: James G-. Lace was convicted of obtaining’ money by means of the confidence game, and brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddard

1. The first and second propositions advanced *202by counsel for plaintiff'in error that the information, although it is in conformity with the provisions of section 1333, is obnoxious to section 16, article 2, of the constitution in that it-is too indefinite to advise the accused of “the nature and cause of the accusation” against him, is well answered by the reasoning of Chief Justice Breese in Morton v. The People, 47 Ill. 468-474, wherein the validity of a statute of the state of Illinois, identical in its terms with section 1332, and providing that the same form of indict-ment as prescribed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Morton v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
  2. DuBois v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Maxwell v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Wright v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947
  2. Digiallonardo v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  3. People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  4. McBride v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
  5. Wheeler v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1911

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