State v. Knee

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant James Knee appeals his conviction for robbery, claiming there was insufficient evidence presented by the state to sustain his conviction and that allowing the use of a prior felony conviction for impeachment purposes deprived him of his right to a fair and impartial jury trial. We affirm the conviction.

On December 12, 1977, at approximately 8:30 p. m., Knee was stopped in his vehicle and charged with the robbery of a store in Boise. The robbery had occurred about one hour earlier when a man walked into the Sun Ray Dairy Store on Overland Street. He…