People v. Tarpley

Appeal after a nonjury trial from a judgment of conviction on four counts of first degree robbery.

In three of the robberies defendant at revolver point ordered a Los Angeles bus driver to hand over his money. In the fourth robbery defendant’s confederate wielded the gun.

Defendant was stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation and subsequently arrested for auto theft. A revolver was found in his car and a bullet which fitted the revolver found on his person. At the police station on 20 December 1965 an investigating officer advised him of his right to have an attorney and to remain…