People v. Wieghard

VAN CISE, Judge.

Defendant, Robert Wieghard, appeals the judgment of conviction based on a jury verdict of guilty of first degree murder and aggravated robbery. We affirm.

Shortly after midnight on June 23, 1982, Christine Sagolla, a waitress at Bennigan’s restaurant in Boulder, was preparing to check out her receipts for the evening prior to finishing her shift. She entered the ladies’ restroom and was followed there by a man who attempted to take her money and receipts. A struggle ensued, and the man pulled a handgun, rifled her purse, and forced her cooperation in revealing that more money…