Ortega v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pringle..Daniel Ortega, also known as Danny Ortega, was tried and convicted of aggravated robbery. From the judgment, and the sentence imposed thereon, Ortega brings writ of error. The plaintiff in error will be referred to as defendant or by name, and the defendant in error as the People.

The Broadway Liquor Store in Pueblo, Colorado, was held up by a lone gunman at about 7:30 p.m. on January 10, 1964. At about 11:00 a.m. on January 11, 1964, Ortega was found hiding in an attic in a house in Pueblo. No gun or other extrinsic evidence connecting Ortega to the robbery was…