State v. Dwinells

Defendant and Owen James Ashland were indicted by the Polk County Grand Jury for robbery with aggravation, Code, 1966, sections 711.1 and 711.2. After separate jury trial, defendant was found guilty. He appeals.

The State’s evidence showed that Warren Stump, a special agent for the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation was in the vicinity of S.W. 9th Street and Army Post Road in the City of Des Moines at about 11 p.m. February 17, 1965. He noticed a car behind him turn off its lights and park. He went around a couple of blocks, saw the car parked on S. W. 10th and West Streets had Minnesota…