State v. Clabaugh

DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for first-degree robbery. We affirm.

On the evening of July 28, 1982, two men robbed a Taco John’s restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Three employees of the restaurant witnessed the robbery and were able to describe the perpetrators. As the robbers drove off, one of the witnesses observed the license number on the getaway vehicle and reported it to the police.

A short time later, a police officer saw the robbers’ car, which contained two people, and gave chase. The car was within his view for all but a short period of time…