State v. England

MILLER, Justice:

The defendant, Bryson J. England, Jr., was convicted of aggravated robbery by a Fayette County Circuit Court jury in March, 1984, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, he cites as error: (1) a constitutionally deficient robbery instruction; (2) improper rebuttal testimony and summation by the State; (3) ineffective assistance of counsel; and (4) a sentence disproportionate to the crime committed. We find no prejudicial error, and affirm the conviction.

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This case arose out of a robbery at an Exxon service station on U.S. Route 19 south of Oak Hill. At 10:00 p.m. on…