State v. Colvin

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant’s complaints on his appeal from a first degree robbery conviction are: (1) the state’s verdict directing instruction deviated from MAI-CR2d, was confusing and failed to contain a definition of the crime charged; (2) failure of the trial court to give a cautionary identification instruction. We affirm.

The evidence leading to defendant’s conviction was that he and a companion pointed guns at two individuals seated in a parked auto and demanded money. Defendant approached from the passenger side, his companion from the driver’s side. The driver gave his money to defendant’s…