People v. Jackson

On January 30, 1976, the defendant was convicted by an Oakland County jury of armed robbery, MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. He was sentenced to a 15-30 year prison term and now appeals as of right.

The charge arose out of the armed robbery of a gas station in Rochester in the early morning hours of September 18, 1975. The station attendant testified that the defendant entered the station and announced a hold-up while holding one hand inside a jacket pocket in a manner which suggested the presence of a weapon. A second individual followed the defendant into the station office and also announced a…