Case Name: Richardson, et al., v. The People
Court: Colorado Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Decision Date: 1918-01-07
Citations: 69 Colo. 155
Docket Number: No. 8678
Parties: Richardson, et al., v. The People.
Judges: 
Reporter: Colorado Reports
Volume: 69
Pages: 155–156

Head Matter:
No. 8678.
Richardson, et al., v. The People.
Decided January 7, 1918.
Defendants were convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
Reversed.
1. Appeal and Error. — Criminal Law — Confession of Error l>y Attorney General. Where the prosecution, acting through the Attorney General, confesses error and asks for a reversal of the judgment, it is not incumbent upon the appellate court to investigate the record and determine the correctness of his conclusions.
Error to the District Court of Fremont County, Hon. Charles Cavender, Judge.
Mr. Horace N. Hawkins, Mr. Charles D. Bradley, Mr. Joseph H. Maupin, Mr. Lee Champion, Mr. B. F. Reed, for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. Leslie Hubbard, Attorney General, for the People.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Plaintiffs in error were convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to serve terms in the penitentiary. They have assigned and argued numerous alleged errors occurring in the trial of the cause, which they claim entitle them to a reversal of the judgment. The prosecution, acting through the Attorney General, has filed a confession of error and asks for a reversal of the judgment. Under these circumstances, it is not incumbent upon us to investigate the record and determine as to the correctness of his conclusions. We therefore reverse the judgment and remand the cause.