People v. Patskan

On July 14, 1967, at approximately 4 a.m., three men attempted to rob a restaurant-bar. The establishment had closed for the evening, but a night porter, Fernando, was inside cleaning the premises. Immediately before the attempt, Fernando received a telephone call in which the caller informed him that the premises were on fire and that he had better leave the building. Upon attempting to leave by way of the back door, he was accosted by two men who took his keys. One of the men stated, “This is a stick-up”. The other man brandished an automatic pistol which he stuck in the porter’s ribs.…