Legal Opinion

Wills v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 8, 1937No. 14,105PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bakke

Plaintiee in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to a term of from nine to fifteen years in the penitentiary. He asks for a review of that judgment, that Ms writ be made a supersedeas and that the judgment of the lower court be reversed. He makes tbirty-seven assignments of error, which are more or less cumulative, but the points he relies on for reversal are summed up in the following: (1) Failure of the court to require the state to elect date relied upon for conviction upon motion of the defendant; (2) permitting the asking of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Laycock v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1919
  2. Wickham v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907
  3. Polochio v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1925

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Kogan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  2. People v. EstorgaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  3. Woertman v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  4. Berger v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1950
  5. Shier v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947

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