Cruz v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moore.

Plaintiff in error will be referred to as the defendant. He was tried jointly with Thomas Cruz and Edward Vigil and all three were found guilty of aggravated robbery and conspiracy and were sentenced to the state penitentiary. The robbery involved in the case took place on February 28, 1959, and the trial was concluded in August of that year.

On two prior occasions the defendant has presented this case to this court on writs of error. Cruz v. People, 149 Colo. 187, 368 P.2d 774, and Cruz v. People, 157 Colo. 211, 401 P.2d 830. The facts involved and the…