State v. Williamson

The defendant, Stance Williamson, was tried and convicted of armed robbery as a party to the crime, contrary to sec. 943.32(1) (b) and (2) and 939.05, Stats. He was sentenced to not more than sixteen years, ten months’ imprisonment.

The prosecution arose out of the robbery of Read’s Lounge on 1306 West Atkinson Avenue, Milwaukee, at approximately-2:40 p.m. on January 22, 1975. There were three eyewitnesses to the events: the tavern owner, Betty Read: a patron, Artie Terrell; and a clerk in the neighborhood grocery store across the street, Donald Smith. Two black men, one shorter than the…