· 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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