Hampton v. People

Charles Hampton was charged with and found guilty of aggravated robbery (C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-1) and conspiracy to commit robbery (C.R.S. 1963, 40-7-35). The court imposed sentences of imprisonment, within .the statutory limits on both counts, the sentences to ■ run concurrently. Hampton is here on writ of error, alleging error in eight separate instances.

The two alleged offenses arose out of the following factual situation. The supermarket involved had just been closed for the day. As one of the employees was crossing its parking lot to his car he was intercepted by two men wearing Halloween…