People v. Richard Johnson

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.

Defendant and two confederates, Donald Miller and Victor Radecki, consumed three 12-packs of beer. After deciding to rob a store, they got a Halloween mask from Miller’s trailer and a sawed-off shotgun from a friend. Radecki entered the building to find out if there were any customers inside. Finding none, he returned to the car and waited with Miller. Defendant detached the telephone wire and entered the store wearing the Halloween mask. He pointed the gun at the shopkeeper and said, "This is a holdup”. The shopkeeper pulled a gun from her jacket pocket and began…