PEOPLE v. KNIGHT

No. 25867.

525 P.2d 425 (1974)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter KNIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., James S. Russell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Thomas M. Van Cleave, III, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


GROVES, Justice.

The defendant pled guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery committed in February 1972. In July of 1972, the defendant was sentenced to a thirty-five to thirty-eight year term of imprisonment. Claiming that his sentence is excessive, the defendant perfected this appeal.

The defendant argues that his sentence is reviewable under 1971 Perm.Supp., C. R.S.1963, 40-1-509 which, under certain circumstances, provides for appellate review of sentences...

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