People v. Poe

Statement of Facts

On the evening of October 13, 1966, there was an armed robbery of a Wrigley’s Supermarket in Detroit. Pringle Johnson, the assistant manager, was forced at gunpoint to give the man about $350. A cashier, Fannie Evans, was under the impression the robber wanted to cash a check and spoke to him. Another employee, Douglas Ballard, was about to go on a break when the robber told him he had better not leave. Gary Harbin, an employee, and Mitchell Matthews, a customer, observed the robber from a distance.

After the robber left, Johnson summoned the police. Officer Jones, one of the…