Lewis v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the robbery of Flora Seymour. The trial judge sentenced the defendant to forty years' imprisonment because of the heinous and aggravating circumstances of this case.

The facts show that at approximately 6:00 o'clock on the evening of December 28, 1979, the defendant attacked Mrs. Seymour as she was attempting to unlock the door to her home after returning from the grocery store. The defendant struck her from behind, knocked her against the house, grabbed her purse and jerked it out of her hand. This occurred during a time when a number of elderly…