State v. Baran

CALLISTER, Justice:

Defendant appeals from his conviction, upon a jury verdict, of the crime of robbery, Section 76-51-1, U.C.A.1953.

Defendant was accused of participating with Gerald Rose and Brian Frazier in the armed robbery of Smith’s Independent Gas Station at about ten o’clock in the evening on January 10, 1969. Gerald Rose, an accomplice, testified to the events of that night, culminating in the robbery, and the occurrences subsequent thereto. Defendant contends that under the provisions of Section 77-31-18, U.C.A.1953 there is insufficient evidence, tending to connect him with the…