State v. Trent

McCullough, judge.

Defendant John Marvin Trent was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. The State’s evidence tended to show that Sayed Rawi operated a convenience store located across from the Casville *77Volunteer Fire Department in Caswell County. He knew defendant and Steven Brown (Brown) because the men were regular customers. On 8 May 2001, the two men entered the convenience store at about 10:00 p.m. Defendant had a handgun, and Brown had a shotgun. Both men demanded money. Rawi complied with this request and gave the men some money. However, shortly thereafter, Brown took the…