State v. Austin

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Acting Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal from the Superior Court where Thomas Austin (defendant) was found guilty of three counts of robbery and sentenced to three life terms to be served concurrently. We deny the defendant’s appeal and affirm his conviction. The facts insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

On February 7, 1990, at approximately 3:45 p.m., defendant entered the Attleboro Pawtucket Savings Bank in North Providence, Rhode Island, and asked one of the tellers on duty whether a “Jean” or “Gina” was working. When he was informed that…