State v. Mitchell

SATZ, Judge.

Defendant, Raymond Mitchell, was convicted by a jury of first degree robbery and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

In 1982, Angela Williams and Mary Harris worked at a Church’s Chicken fast food restaurant located on Delmar Avenue in St. Louis. One evening in March, shortly after 7:00 p.m., while Ms. Williams was behind the counter, a man entered the restaurant, leaned over the counter, pointed a gun at Ms. Williams and motioned her to the cash register. The restaurant was well lit, and Ms. Williams had an unobstructed view of the gunman. She…