State v. Beard

UDALL, Justice:

Defendant, Tennyson Star Beard, was found guilty of robbery by a jury verdict on March 27, 1969, and was sentenced to the Arizona State Prison for a term of not less than five nor more than six years. From his conviction, sentence and denial of motion for new trial, he appeals to this Court.

For the reasons advanced in this opinion, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.

Testimony elicited at the trial established the facts to be as follows: On September 24, 1968, at approximately 11:25 a. m., one John Crandall, while walking in the vicinity of First Street near McKinley in the…