People v. Rogers

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background 3 On May 9, 1997, defendant Robert Wayne Rogers entered a sandwich shop with a shirt wrapped around his hand. He went behind the register, pressed his hand into the manager’s ribs, and told her to open the register. After the manager complied, Rogers took the money from the register and fled. On May 12, 1997, Rogers entered a bakery with a piece of clothing wrapped around his hand. He told a bakery employee that he needed her to do him a favor, asked her if there was a safe, and ordered her to open it. Once she opened the safe, Rogers took bags out of it and ordered her to open the register. After she opened the register, Rogers took the money and ordered the employee to go into the back office. On June 18, 1997, Rogers entered a pharmacy. He approached the counter with something wrapped around his hand, told the two cashiers he had a gun inside the bag he was carrying, and demanded money. A cashier began handing Rogers money from a register, but Rogers proceeded to reach over the counter and grab more money on his own. Rogers exited the pharmacy and fled the scene in a vehicle. One of the cashiers obtained the license…