State v. Simpson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was a criminal prosecution. The state appeals from rulings of the trial court pertaining to the admission of evidence and from a ruling sustaining a demurrer to the state’s evidence.

An information was filed against Earl George Richards, Jr., and Paul Robert Simpson, charging them with the crime of robbery in the first degree committed against Chesley Houser. They were tried together and Richards was convicted and we are not concerned with him. The claims of error arise with respect to Simpson.

Our review of the evidence is intended only…