DeWeese v. State

Appellant was charged with the crime of robbery. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged. Appellant was sentenced to the Indiana Youth Center for a term of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five years.

The record discloses the following:

On October 24, 1970, at about 11:45 P.M. Lloyd W. Reich was walking on the sidewalk beside the Vendóme Hotel in Evansville, Indiana. An automobile stopped at the curb, a man later identified as the appellant jumped out of the back seat, stuck a gun in Mr. Reich’s ribs and said, “I want some money.” Mr. Reich at first told appellant that he…