State v. Briley

UDALL, Justice:

The defendant, William A. Briley, was found guilty by a jury in Pima County, Arizona, of the crime of robbery while armed with a gun. Defendant was sentenced to serve a term of not less than twenty nor more than twenty-five years in the State Prison at Florence. From the conviction and sentence the defendant has appealed.

The crime was alleged to have been committed in November, 1968, at the Southern Pacific Railroad yards in Tucson. The defendant and Carl O. Swafford were charged with robbing one Ray Owens. After being charged with the crime, defendant and Swafford were tried…