State v. Jones

BERNSTEIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of attempted robbery, robbery, and robbery with a prior record of conviction.

The facts, read in a light most favorable to sustain the conviction, are as follows: On the morning of November 1, 1966, the appellant Jones and an accomplice were unsuccessful in a robbery attempt on a local liquor store when the store manager, Charles H. Jackson, forcibly repelled their demands. Less than an hour later, these same suspects held up the St. Vincent De Paul Society Store and seized approximately $50.00 in cash. Phoenix police apprehended the…