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Show FIVE YEARS IS Klllfe SHlTEKCE Court Imposes fell Pen-elty; Pen-elty; Not Subject fcr Nercy. Five years In the ftate prison at hard labor, the full penalty allowed under the I statute, 'was the sentence - imposed by Judge Armstrong on Al Miller, former' floor manager at the Utahna dance pavilion, pavil-ion, who was convicted on Tuesday of an offense against a female under the age of 'IS years. William Newton, attorney for the defendant, de-fendant, made a plea for clemency, calling call-ing the attention of the court to the recommendation rec-ommendation of the Jury for mercy. District Dis-trict Attorney Loofbourow opposed the plea of Mr. Newton. In passing sentence the court said that In many cases the recommendation for mercy was -taken Into ; consideration by the court, but that be believed the law under which the prisoner-was-convicted to be for the protection of young females, and he knew of no rsason why the court should show clemency In the case. |