Villafranca v. People

Petitioner John Arthur Villafranca was convicted by a jury in Lar-imer County District Court of aggravated robbery and of conspiracy to commit robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent indeterminate terms not to exceed five years. We affirm the aggravated robbery conviction, but reverse the conviction for conspiracy.

The People’s evidence showed that on November 14, 1974, at approximately 2:45 a.m., a 7-Eleven store, located at the corner of Lemay and Elizabeth in Fort Collins, was robbed by a young man. During the course of the robbery, the robber warned the clerk that a man outside the store…