Lane v. State

428 N.E.2d 28 (1981)

John R. LANE, Jr., Appellant (Defendant below),

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

No. 1180S424.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 3, 1981.

Nancy L. Broyles, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

HUNTER, Justice.

John R. Lane, Jr., was convicted by a jury of two counts of robbery, a class B felony. Ind. Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifteen years with the Indiana Department of Corrections. In his direct appeal, he presents the…