State v. Barker

This is a robbery case. “A person commits robbery when he unlawfully takes personal property from the person of another or in his presence against his will by the use or threatened use of immediate force, violence, or fear of injury . . . .” RCW 9A.56.190. “A person is guilty of robbery in the second degree if he commits robbery.” RCW 9A.56.210(1). “A person is guilty of robbery in the first degree if in the commission of a robbery... he . . . [displays what appears to be a firearm or other deadly weapon!.]” RCW 9A.56.200(1)(b). Anton Barker walked into the Yakima Payless Shoe Store and told…