State v. Baker

Defendants, Cecil Murrial Baker, Freddie Lee Davis, and Ernest Warren Woods, were jointly charged, tried, and convicted of the crime of robbery. They appeal.

The following is a summary of events leading up to their accusation and conviction, as revealed by the state’s evidence.

On August 6, 1962, Walter A. Giebenrath, an elderly farmer from Nebraska, arrived by train in Seattle to attend *76the World’s Fair. He carried with him approximately $500. As he stood in the railway station getting his bearings, defendant Baker introduced himself as a neighboring farmer from Kansas. During the ensuing…