Maes v. People

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE ERICKSON.

This writ of error was prosecuted after a jury convicted the defendant, Rosendo Alfredo Maes, of the crime of robbery. He asserts that the trial court committed error in failing to properly instruct the jury on his theory of the case and on lesser included offenses. We find no error and affirm.

The facts in this case reflect a robbery which followed a drinking bout. After an afternoon in a bar, the defendant, together with an individual named Valdez, entered a pawn shop in Colorado Springs for the alleged purpose of purchasing a watch for the defendant. While the…