State v. Wilson

HALL, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a conviction of robbery, 1 and from a subsequent dismissal of his petition for a writ of coram nobis.

At about 8:00 or 8:30 p. m. on the night of June 29, 1978, an individual entered the office of a service station in Orem, Utah, and conversed for a matter of minutes with the attendant and victim of the robbery, Jared Harper. The person then left, but, according to Harper’s testimony, returned at approximately 9:55 p. m., asking change for a dollar bill. As Harper turned, the person struck him over the head twice. Harper fell to the floor, feigning…