McRae v. People

Leonard McRae was charged with the crime of aggravated robbery. Upon arraignment he entered a plea of not guilty; was tried to a jury, which found him guilty as charged, and was by the court sentenced to serve a term in the state penitentiary. He brings the cause to this Court by writ of error seeking a reversal of the judgment.

It is disclosed by the record that the Safeway store at Loveland, Colorado, was, on March 27,1953, closed shortly after 8 o’clock p.m., and as the last employee was leaving he was accosted by two armed gunmen who* inquired of him if he had the keys to the1 store. Upon…