State v. Brown

The Thrifty Drugstore in Pasco was robbed on September 4, 1973. Two men entered the store: one approached the cashier; the other approached the pharmacist on duty. In addition to the two employees, there was also a customer in the store who stood behind one of the men as he took money from the cashier. Later that night defendant Steven Brown and another man were arrested. About 6 years later Brown was convicted of robbery while armed with a firearm and a deadly weapon.1 He appeals.

*641The day after Brown was arrested, Windle Todd, the cashier, and Mrs. Mains, the customer in the store on the…