People v. Newton

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.

Defendant, Lester L. Newton, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of theft over $15,000, and three counts of menacing. We reverse his convictions and remand for a new trial.

In 1993, an armored truck guard was robbed while making a delivery. Eyewitnesses saw no more than three perpetrators, all of whom were masked. They were described as wearing dark sweatsuits.

After the robbery, based on witness descriptions of the perpetrators’ vehicle and direction of travel, a detective…