People v. Priest

BERMAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions of felony murder, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The defendant first approached accomplices Charles Saxton and Charles Turner concerning the planning of a robbery of James Jolly’s ranch in November of 1980. Two unsuccessful robbery attempts were conducted on December 7 and 8. Defendant then turned to Tom Payseno and Richard Bales for help. Payseno, Saxton, Bales, and the defendant met at the defendant’s home on December 10 to plan another attempt.

At this meeting, defendant…