(Download) "Bell v. People" by Colorado Supreme Court * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Bell v. People
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 13, 1965
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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On October 30, 1962, the defendant appeared in court and thereupon the report of the state psychiatrists on his mental condition was read. Their findings were that the defendant was legally sane at the time of their examinations and at the time of the homicide involved in this case. Counsel for the defendant advised the court that the accused would persist in his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and he then moved the court for separate trials -- one on the question of insanity, and a second trial on his plea of not guilty. The motion was denied. At the conclusion of the trial the jury returned its verdicts and found that the defendant was sane; that he was guilty of first degree murder; and fixed his penalty at death. Judgment was entered pursuant to the verdicts. Motion for a new trial was filed and overruled.