State v. Morris

McFADDEN, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Jerry Morris was charged by information with robbery. After trial to a jury Morris was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, the sentence to run consecutively with a previous sentence for another offense.

At trial, the state called 2 witnesses, Timothy and Christina Ashby. Both testified that on the evening of December 20, 1975, they and their daughter were at home with a visitor. At approximately 7:00 p. m. there was a knock on the door, and two persons burst into the room, both carrying shotguns and disguised by nylon stockings drawn over…