People v. Spencer

The defendants were convicted of perjury, 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-7-1, and conspiracy to commit perjury, C.R.S. 1963, 40-7-35. On appeal, three of the issues which have been raised require discussion in depth.

This case is an outgrowth of a continuing disagreement between the Spencers and the Baders over disputed water rights. The case which is before us came about when Sherron Spencer charged his neighbor, Clay Bader, with assault with a deadly weapon. He claimed that on June 19, 1968, while he was operating a backhoe, Clay Bader fired a rifle at him from his pickup truck. Keith and…