Tanksley v. People

The events out of which the charge against Tanksley arose occurred during the late evening hours of October 27, 1966. At that time Stephen Owen was the employee in charge of a Martin Oil service station located at 1245 West Alameda Avenue. At approximately 11 p.m., Owen was robbed by two unmasked men whom he later identified as Frank Tanksley and Richard Geiger. The men entered the station on the pretext of buying cigarettes, and, as Owen was getting them from a storeroom, Geiger pulled out a gun, pointed it at Owen and said, "This is a stickup." Owen then handed over the currency and coins, including a coin changer, in an amount later determined to be approximately forty dollars. Owen was ordered into the storeroom and told to remain there for five minutes. He did so and thereafter notified the police of the robbery.