People v. Alvarez

The defendant, Henry Lawrence Alvarez, was convicted of aggravated robbery in violation of 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-4-302, and sentenced to a term of not less than seventeen years nor more than twenty-five years in the state penitentiary. Alvarez contends here that the trial judge erred in not permitting his counsel to read from a law review article during final argument and claims that his seventeen to twenty-five year sentence is excessive. We find no merit in defendant’s contentions and, therefore, affirm.

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The jury found the defendant guilty of the July 31, 1972 rob bery of the…