People v. Laker

The appellant here appeals his conviction of unarmed robbery. CL 1948, § 750.530 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.798), for which he was sentenced to a term of 3 to 15 years in the State penitentiary.

At about 3:55 a.m. on March 29, 1965, a waitress was alone in an all-night diner in Royal Oak. A solitary man in a heavy dark coat and a chauffeur’s type cap entered the restaurant and ordered a hamburger and a cup of coffee. As the food was being-prepared, the man moved to one of the two cash registers and said, “O.K., this is a robbery”. His hands were in his coat pockets, his coat collar was up around…