Edwards v. People

Plaintiff in error, to whom we will refer as defendant, was convicted of the crime of first degree murder and judgment entered imposing a sentence of life imprisonment in the state penitentiary at Canon City, Colorado.

As grounds for reversal of the judgment counsel for defendant assert that:

!.-• There was insufficient evidence to warrant submis sion of the question of defendant’s guilt to the jury, and the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict of not guilty.

2. The trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered…