State v. Stott

The defendant, James Walter Stott, appeals from a jury conviction of robbery.

Sam and Leo’s Richfield station in Centralia was robbed in the early morning hours of March 12, 1968. Gordon Luhr was the only employee working the graveyard shift that night. At about 2:25 a.m. a blue Chevrolet pickup with a camper on it drove up to the station. The driver, who was identified as the defendant by Luhr, asked for directions to the freeway going north. Another person, apparently asleep, remained in the cab. After obtaining this information, the truck was driven in the direction of the freeway.

Although…