Key legal question
Whether the finding that the March 25, 1999 conduct was preparation for robbery was arbitrary and violated in dubio pro reo.
Extracted holding
The challenge failed; the appellate court's inference that the preparations were directed from the outset toward robbery was not arbitrary.
Extracted reasoning
The court relied on the defendant's earlier statements, intercepted phone calls about the number of people present, discussion of the right moment, use of a German-speaking accomplice, and the clothing change, all of which supported a planned robbery rather than burglary.