People v. Merritt

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction on a charge of armed robbery.1 The people move to affirm.

Defendant’s only claim is that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a verdict of guilty by the jury. A review of the transcript indicates that there was ample testimony upon which to base such a verdict. The defendant was identified as one of the robbers by an eyewitness who looked directly at the defendant for several minutes while he was pointing a shotgun at her. Another witness who cooperated with the defendant in the robbery identified him as having participated in the crime. There was…