State v. McGuire

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of possession of a pistol by a criminal and sentenced to from one to three years in the Arizona State Prison. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal pursuant to Rule 20, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.

On July 17, 1977 appellant entered the Brown Derby Bar and asked the bartender, Catherine Garl, if he could go into the men’s restroom in order to change his clothes. Upon receiving permission he entered the restroom. Ms. Garl heard a gunshot and entered the restroom. She said…