People v. Wade CA3

I. BACKGROUND

According to the unpublished opinion issued in defendant’s original appeal: “On September 16, 2018, G.R. was working at a Walmart where a register with a large

1 amount of cash was kept. A man G.R. identified at trial as defendant approached her with his hand in his pocket and said, ‘I don’t want nobody to get hurt’ and ‘I want you to put your drawer—your register on the counter.’ G.R. opened the register and put the money drawer on the counter. Defendant took the hundreds and the twenties and walked out of the store. Security cameras recorded the incident, and the video was played for the jury at trial. Managers calculated the loss at about $4,500. “On September 29, 2018, M.K. was working at the Walmart when a man M.K. identified at trial as defendant approached the register and said, ‘I’m here for the robbery.’ Defendant then said[,] ‘This is a robbery. Can you open up your drawer? Otherwise I’m going to hit you.’ M.K. told defendant she could not open the drawer by herself and needed to call her manager. Defendant responded, ‘Don’t call your manager, otherwise I’m going to hit you. You have only five seconds to open your drawer.’ A manager came to the counter…