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Wilcox v. People

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided January 15, 1902No. 2048PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Arapahoe County.

1Opinion of the CourtGunter, J.

Appellant was tried and convicted for selling liquor on the Sabbath day in violation of an ordinance of the town of Berkeley and appeals from the judgment.

It clearly appears that the witness purchasing the liquor, for the sale of which defendant was prosecuted, made the purchase at the instigation of the town of Berkeley for the purpose of laying a foundation for this prosecution.

In Ford v. City of Denver, 10 Colo. App. 500, 51 Pac. 1015, a prosecution for violation of an ordinance by sale of liquor, the court speaking through Judge Thomson, said: “It appears that the city was instrumental in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BraistedColorado Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HaggartCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1899
  3. Ford v. City of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 1898

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. De Graff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. People v. BarkdollCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
  3. Simmons v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921

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