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· 11/21/1966

Whitman v. People

Citations

  • 420 P.2d 416
  • 161 Colo. 110
  • 1966 Colo. LEXIS 536

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding felony murder conviction for death caused by high-speed flight in automobile after robbery
  • “The turpitude of the felonious act is deemed to supply the element of deliberation or design to effect death.”
  • \The turpitude of the felonious act is deemed to supply the element of deliberation or design to effect death.\
  • the homicide was committed in perpetration of a robbery where the defendant’s get away car collided with the victim’s car
  • felony murder occurred when the defendant’s get-away car collided with that of the victim
  • felony murder occurred when the defendant's get-away car collided with that of the victim

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Judges: McWilliams

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