STATE v. LARA

No. 14232.

587 P.2d 930 (1978)

The STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Juan Manuel Gonzales LARA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poppler & Barz, Billings, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, Harold F. Hanser, County Atty., Billings, for plaintiff and respondent.


SHEEHY, Justice.

Don's Food Center in Laurel, Montana, was robbed at 1:19 p.m. on August 20, 1977. Mrs. Nelson, wife of the owner, was working alone in the store at the time of the robbery. She testified she did not see the robber as he entered the store because she was busy with a customer. The robber after a few minutes moved behind a cigarette rack where he was partially hidden from Mrs. Nelson's view. During this time Mrs. Nelson was working at the cash register...

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