State v. Jackson

SNELL, Judge.

Defendant James A. Jackson appeals his conviction for robbery in the first degree. He also appeals a subsequent district court order denying his motion for new trial, alleging newly-discovered evidence. His two appeals have been consolidated.

Michael Clark, an employee of Quik Trip on 1419 Ingersoll in Des Moines, testified that he was robbed by two individuals on February 16, 1982, at approximately 3:00 a.m. The first police officer to arrive at the scene was Douglas Harvey and he obtained descriptions of the robbers from Clark. One individual was described as black, bearded,…