People v. Douglas

After a jury trial defendant was convicted of robbery in the first degree. The information against him had alleged that he was armed at the time of the offense and the jury found that allegation to be true. The evidence was quite simple. On October 20, 1966, at 4p.m., Biviano Parada, the victim, cashed his pay cheek in a liquor store on Long Beach Boulevard. He obtained about $190 in cash. He returned to his car. Just as he was about to insert his key into the ignition there was a tapping on the window on the driver’s side. He rolled the window down. Defendant 1 was standing there, holding a…