State v. Fife

On January 14, 1979, an information was filed in the Thirteenth Judicial District of the state of Montana, in and for the County of *66Yellowstone, charging defendant and Robert C. Rodgers, a/k/a Robert G. Lee, with robbery. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty. On April 17, 1979, after severance of the cases, trial in this matter was had. The court sat with a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty. Defendant appeals from the final judgment and a denial of his motion for a new trial.

Defendant and Rodgers were charged with a robbery at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Workman of Laurel,…