State v. Long Soldier
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Defendant of first-degree robbery and sentencing him to forty years' imprisonment, holding that the circuit court did not err by denying Defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal.
Defendant entered a casino where seventy-six-year-old Helga Harris was working by herself as a cashier and held Harris at gun point. Defendant pulled Harris behind the counter, struck her on the head with his pistol, and tried to open the cash register. Finally, Defendant took Harris's purse and ran from the casino. After the jury convicted him of first-degree robbery Defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal on the grounds of insufficient evidence. The circuit court denied the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that sufficient evidence supported the conviction.
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