State v. Hicks

Defendant, Bobby Lee Hicks, appeals his judgment and sentence entered after a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree robbery.

Defendant and the victim resided in the same hotel on Third Avenue in Seattle. On January 8, 1982, the victim withdrew $1,176 from the bank. He returned to the hotel and paid $170 rent and then went to a restaurant. When the victim returned to the hotel, he accompanied the defendant, an acquaintance, to his room where they engaged in conversation. The victim testified that the defendant asked him to go buy a Coke. Before leaving the room, the victim observed…