Trujillo v. People

Plaintiff in error (20 years of age at the time of the trial) is hereinafter referred to as defendant and the prosecuting witness as Carlson.

Defendant was convicted of simple robbery and sentenced to a term of four to five years in the penitentiary. To review that judgment he prosecutes this writ and asks that it be made a supersedeas. The attorney general closes his answer brief with the request that we deny the supersedeas “and forthwith affirm the judgment;” while defendant’s counsel closes his reply with the request “that the judgment of the lower court be reversed.” These statements we…