State v. Collinsworth

Daniel Collinsworth entered several banks and ordered a teller to give him various denominations of currency. Following a bench trial, the trial court found him guilty of 5 counts of second degree robbery and one count of attempted second degree robbery. On appeal, Collinsworth concedes that he was guilty of first degree theft, but argues that the evidence was insufficient to establish robbery.

*548Even though he made no overt threatening gestures and did not display a weapon, Collinsworth’s unequivocal demands for immediate surrender of the bank’s money, under the circumstances of this case, were…