State v. Summerlin

JOHNSON, Judge.

The State’s evidence tended to show the following: On the evening of 14 August 1988, Leonard Davis, the victim of the alleged robbery, was visiting a friend’s house in Goldsboro. At about 10:30 p.m. he decided to walk home and headed down Highway 13 carrying a backpack which contained approximately $145.00 in cash, a pair of eyeglasses, a compact disc, several paperback books and an expired driver’s permit.

Shortly thereafter, Davis turned off Highway 13 and headed south on Highway 117. Defendant Ricky Summerlin and his companion and co-defendant, Vincent L. Creel, were also…