State v. Whitecloud

Nelson, Justice.

Direct appeal from a conviction of aggravated robbery (Minn. St. 609.245) following trial to the court.

Defendant-appellant, Verle Ernest Whitecloud, questions the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. The pertinent facts are as follows:

Ben R. Clark was having coffee at the Band Box Cafe on East 14th Street in Minneapolis in the early morning hours of August 3, 1968, following a night of drinking. According to his testimony at the trial, he was joined there by defendant and one George Jacobs. Clark recalls having left the Band Box with defendant and Jacobs and…