Gonzales v. People

Opinion by

Clifford H. Darrow.*

Eugene Dale Gonzales, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was, in February 1966, tried by a jury and convicted of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.

After denial of a motion for a new trial he was sentenced to the penitentiary on each count for a term of from five to eight years, the sentences to run concurrently.

To review the judgments, he prosecutes this writ and specifies error which, he contends, was prejudicial to him.

At the trial, the defendant made a request for a jury instruction covering the law of specific intent and…