State v. Morrison

GIERKE, Justice.

This is an appeal by Edward A. Morrison from a district court judgment finding him guilty of the crime of robbery, a class A felony, in violation of Section 12.1-22-01 of the North Dakota Century Code. We reverse and remand.

In the early morning hours of August 20, 1987, a robbery was reported at the Artc-lare Motel in Devils Lake, North Dakota. The police, upon arriving at the scene, interviewed the night clerk who was on duty at the time of the robbery. The night clerk described the robber as a white male, of small-medium build, with blond hair and approximately 5 feet, 4…