Perry v. People

Tony Perry was convicted in the District Court of Boulder County of the murder of Steve Kojuharoff, on the 21st day of August, 1914. The crime was found by the jury to be murder in the first degree, and the punishment fixed at imprisonment for life. The defendant was sentenced accordingly.

We will consider but one assignment of error, misconduct of the jury. After the introduction of the evidence *61on the part of the people, counsel for defendant presented to the court a sworn statement which charged in substance, that during the progress of the trial, and the reception of evidence then being…