State v. Bellecourt

Peterson, Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of theft 1 under the following facts:

On November 27, 1964, Julius Webster, age 50, was walking to his Minneapolis home after cashing his payroll check at approximately 5 p. m. His route placed him on Fourth Avenue South, walking south on the east side of the street. Between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets, at approximately 5:45 p. m., Webster was approached by three men who were “walking abreast” on the public sidewalk some 40 feet in front of him. The area in question was described as “vacant” and Webster testified that besides…