State v. Clovis

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Appellant, convicted by a jury of three counts of robbery, was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of two years on each count. A co-defendant, Clifton Bardwell, was tried in absentia with appellant and was convicted of three counts of armed robbery. Appellant contends the trial court erred in several instances. The state has filed a cross — appeal.

On July 9, 1979, appellant and Bardwell went to a 7-11 convenience market in Tucson, Arizona in appellant’s van. While appellant waited in the van, Bardwell, armed with appellant’s rifle, went inside, demanded money from two…