People v. Crawford

Defendant was charged with committing a robbery at a Detroit A & P store at.approximately 4 p.m. on March 28, 1967. The complaining witness, a checkout cashier, testified that she had observed the defendant in the store for about a half hour before he appeared in the line to pay for some cat food. Simultaneously, he demanded money, and according to complainant, “he had a small gun in his hand.” She gave him $125 and notified police after he departed.

The defendant was picked up by 2 patrolmen when they stopped a taxicab in which he was riding about 3 blocks from the store. A “starter” pistol…