State v. Montayne

CALLISTER, Justice:

The appellant was found guilty of the crimes of robbery and grand larceny by a jury from which conviction he appeals.

The appellant’s motion to suppress certain evidence allegedly obtained by an unlawful search and seizure was denied by the trial court.

The state presented evidence that the owner of a Salt Lake City drug store, Folland Pharmacy, had been robbed on April 19, 1965, by an individual wearing a mask improvised out of a woman’s stocking. The robber confronted the owner with a pistol, forced him to open the safe, and took cash, checks, an unknown quantity of…