Loy v. State

Stephen A. Loy is appealing his conviction for the offense of robbery while armed.1 He was ordered committed to the Department of Correction for a determinate period of ten (10) years.

We affirm.

The facts viewed most favorably to the state reveal that on Tuesday, November 27, 1973, Cliston Shackleford, a seventeen-year old high school student, had gone to work at 6:00 p.m. at the Mary-Lou Donut Shop in the city of Lafayette, Indiana. Shortly after 8:30 p.m., two men, who subsequently were identified as Loy and one Goonen, entered the shop and inquired if anybody had asked for them. The…