Tucker v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Ricky Lee Tucker appeals from a conviction for robbery. He was one of the persons identified by Mrs. Violet Odom as robbing her at the Santa Claus Market, in Reno, on December 17, 1967. Mrs. Odom, a clerk in the store, described Tucker to the police as a young man who on several occasions visited with her in the store a few days before the holdup. He was somewhat distinctive looking, was unmasked, and during the holdup she joshed with him: “You can’t be serious, you wouldn’t do this to me,” while he held a knife on her.

Tucker was arrested in a Reno casino based…