State v. Montez

STRUCKMEYER, Justice.

Rosalio B. Montez, then being represented by appointed counsel, was, after trial, found guilty in August, 1959, of four charges of robbery and one of attempted robbery. The evidence at the trial established that he had severely pistol-whipped his victims in an effort to intimidate them, and that he had a criminal record which included a felony conviction. He was sentenced .on the 31st day of August, 1959, to not less than twenty-five nor more than thirty years in the state penitentiary.

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