State v. Romero

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

On -February 7, 1972, defendant, Fred Lloyd Romero, was charged.by information with the crime of robbery. He plead not guilty and his trial was held on April 5, 1972, and on April 6, 1972, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of robbery.- On April 14, 1972, the district court of Yellowstone County sentenced defendant to eighteen years in the. Montana state' prison. From this judgment and sentence the defendant has appealed.

From the record it appears that shortly before 2:00 a.m. on February 4, 1972, Mrs. Mary Cipech,…