Norris v. State

Appellant, Edward Norris, was convicted of armed robbery, Ind. Code §35-12-1-1 (Burns 1975), by the Marion County Criminal Court, after the Marion County Juvenile Court waived its jurisdiction over him. Appellant received a determinate sentence of fifteen years.

Appellant filed a motion to correct errors seeking a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. 1 The motion recited that the victim, Mrs. Louise Simpson, identified appellant at the juvenile court waiver hearing, and that appellant had newly discovered evidence showing that “her identification in Juvenile Court was…