Earl v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Paul D. Earl was convicted of robbery, Ind.Code § 85-42-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.), a class A felony, after a bench trial and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. In this direct appeal he raises two issues:(1) Whether he waived his right to a jury trial, guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and by Article I, Section 18 of the Indiana Constitution, without an effective showing that he did so voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently.(2) Whether there is sufficient evidence to support the conviction.

The evidence presented at…