State v. Hamilton

CROCKETT, Justice:

Craig Phillip Hamilton seeks reversal of his conviction by a jury of the crime of robbery. The principal ground asserted is that the court erred in admitting evidence of certain statements he made to the police before being given an opportunity to talk with an attorney.

We view the evidence in the light favorable to the jury’s verdict. On March S, 1965 Mrs. Zella Riding was clerking at the Westside Market in St. George, Utah. At about 9:05 p. m. she and a young boy, Stephen Johnson, were toward the rear of the store restocking shelves when she heard someone enter. She walked…