State v. Merrick

¶ 1 William Merrick appeals from the Judgment of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County. We affirm.

¶2 Merrick raises one issue on appeal:

¶3 Whether there was sufficient evidence to support Merrick’s conviction for robbery?

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶4 On March 13,1997, Erin Legried, a “loss prevention specialist” at Shopko in Missoula, Montana, was on duty in the loss prevention office at the front of the store. At the time of the incident, Ms. Legried was 19 years old and had worked for Shopko as a loss prevention officer for about five months. It was Ms. Legried’s job to watch for…