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Treason against the state can consist only in levying war against it or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort; no person can be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on his confession in open court; no person can be attainted of treason or felony by the general assembly; no conviction can work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate; the estates of such persons as may destroy their own lives shall descend or vest as in cases of natural death.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Constitution of 1876 Art. II, § 9. Treason--estates of suicides - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/colorado-constitution-of-1876/co-const-art-ii-sect-9/
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