State v. Evans

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant Richard Evans participated in the robbery of the Timmers’ household in Maplewood, a St. Paul suburb, in which Thomas Timmers, age 17, was shot and killed. Evans was charged with aiding and abetting three crimes: (1) second degree murder (felony murder); (2) attempted aggravated robbery; and (3) burglary with a dangerous weapon. His three companions pled guilty, including the gunman, and appellant, the lookout, stood trial, claiming he had withdrawn from the enterprise when its character changed from burglary to armed robbery. Found guilty by a jury on all…