State v. Hastings

HAYDEN, Judge.

The defendant, Gregory Allen Hastings, appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, for two counts of first-degree robbery.

The charges against Hastings arose out of two separate robberies which occurred on February 6, 1988. The morning after the robberies, the police visited Hastings at his home to question him as to his whereabouts. Later while at his parents’ house, his mother mentioned the robberies. Hastings became nervous, as the police had already questioned him and knew he owned a gun. He went back to his home, took the gun, and threw it in the river. Hastings was…