Kilgore v. State

— A jury convicted Kilgore of committing a felony (robbery) while armed.

The evidence favorable to the state disclosed the following sequence of events.

In the early morning hours of July 28, 1972, after he had attended a union meeting, played some cards and had a number of beers at a bar, Mr. Stanley Rouch was flagged down by a black couple who were standing next to a 1966 or 1967 white Mercury which was parked on Chapin Street in the City of Elkhart. When Rouch stopped his car, the girl propositioned him. Rouch was then told by the man to drive down the alley, which he did. After the couple…