Manuel v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Rapheal Bryant, Chadwick Parks, and Richard Shun Manuel were charged with burglary, robbery by force, and aggravated assault on a person over the age of 65 years. Bryant was given a reduced sentence and testified against Parks and Manuel at their joint trial. Parks was found guilty of the first two offenses, and his convictions were affirmed in Parks v. State.1 Manuel was found guilty of all three offenses and was given three consecutive twenty-year sentences. He appeals his convictions and sentences.

The evidence showed that after the co-indictees broke into the victim’s home,…