People v. Rockwell

Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery and filed a petition for probation which after hearing was denied. The prosecution, in view of the circumstances of the incident which led to prosecution, recommended a sentence of one to two years. The court sentenced defendant to a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years.

The 23-year-old defendant had served in the U.S. Navy from which he had been honorably discharged and soon thereafter joined the Army and was sent to Viet Nam. During his- time in the Army he was twice decorated with a Bronze Star, and awarded a Purple…