When Michael Isreal Robin Sr. tried to get his robbery conviction overturned, his main complaint was that jurors heard a little too much — namely, a recording of the victim’s frantic 911 call right after the stick-up.

Robin argued that letting the jury listen to that call violated his constitutional right to confront the witness (who didn’t testify) and that it shouldn’t have counted as evidence at all. The Wyoming Supreme Court wasn’t buying it.

A Late-Night Ride Gone Wrong

It all started in the wee hours of June 1, 2023, when Robin and his buddy Keil Muir met John Grier, an older gentleman, at a Cheyenne gaming spot. Grier mentioned he had some money orders to cash — a detail that apparently caught the wrong kind of attention.

After the casino shut down, the two younger men offered G

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