State v. Green

BERNSTEIN, Justice.

Defendant, Lonnie Maurice Green, appeals from a conviction of robbery in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-641 and 13-643, and from the imposition of a sentence of not less than five nor more than six years in the Arizona State Prison.

On January 27, 1966, at approximately 7:30 P.M., Benjamin Mollett was robbed of $20.60 by two men in the vicinity of Fillmore and 6th Avenue in the City of Phoenix. About forty-five minutes later Charles Edward Jones and Lonnie Green were arrested by the police seven blocks away from the scene of the robbery. Although Mr. Mollett was able to identify…