State v. Lande

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury in Cascade County of the crimes of robbery and aggravated burglary.

On the evening of October 24, 1976, defendant and two companions forced their way into the home of Zollie Kelman of Great Falls. Defendant was armed with a “taser”, a device which fires two barbs and induces a seizure in its victim by electrical shock. His accomplices carried pistols.

One of the intruders held Kelman’s wife and family at gunpoint, and the other two forced Kelman to accompany them as they searched the house for a cache of silver dollars they had been told were kept…