Lanford v. People

The plaintiffs in error were defendants in the trial court, and will hereinafter be referred to as defendants, or as “Lanford” and “Valdez.” Defendants were convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. Their Motions for New Trial were denied and each was sentenced to concurrent terms in the Colorado- State Penitentiary. The sole error relied upon under the Writ of Error issued out of this- Court to review the convictions is that certain exhibits were erroneously received in evidence over defendants’ objections. Defendants…