Piel v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Weld, District Court.—Hon. James E. Garrigues, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wi-iiTE
Fred Piel, a native of Russia, unable to speak or understand the English language, was tried for, and convicted of the murder of George Kerber, and upon the verdict of the jury, sentenced to death. He brings the case here for review.
The difficulty, resulting in the death, occurred at the home of Henry Frank, the father-in-lav/ of the defendant, about dusk of the evening of October 24, 1909. Mr. Frank, wli0‘ is also a Russian, had invited the members of his family, and a few friends, to celebrate the Sunday in a way common among the Russians in that section. He provided for the occasion, a.keg…
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