PEOPLE v. THORNTON

No. 26155.

529 P.2d 628 (1974)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Gregory L. Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Mary G. Allen, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


LEE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of second-degree forgery, a class 4 felony, in violation of 1971 Perm.Supp., C.R.S.1963, 40-5-103. He was sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of five to nine years, from which he appeals pursuant to 1971 Perm.Supp., C.R.S.1963, 40-1-509.

At the time of sentencing, on June 11, 1973, the penalty for a class 4 felony was not less than one nor more than ten years as provided in 1971 Perm.Supp., C.R.S.1963, 40-1...

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