People v. Shackelford

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE ERICKSON.

The defendant, Gilbert E. Shackelford, was charged with robbing Patricia A. Moeller. 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-1. He was tried by a jury and convicted. On appeal, he seeks a new trial on the ground that he was not given a fair trial. He claims that he was prejudiced by the presentation of evidence relating to a crime which was separate and apart from the robbery with which he was charged.

The complaining witness, Patricia Moeller, was walking with an elderly woman when two girls struck her elderly companion, knocked her down, and stole her purse.…