State v. Simoneau

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellant, Harold W. Simoneau, was charged with committing the crimes of robbery and attempted robbery in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-641 and 13-108, respectively. The causes were consolidated for trial and appellant was convicted of both crimes, receiving fifteen to twenty years for robbery and eight to ten years for at tempted robbery, the terms to run consecutively.

At 1:00 a. m. on March 19, 1963, Samuel Veltri, the manager of Starr’s Liquor Store was confronted by an. undisguised gunman who demanded and received the contents of the store cash register. On…