Humphrey v. State

The appellant was convicted of armed robbery pursuant to IC § 35-12-1-1 [Burns 1975], and was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.

The appellant alleges that the trial court erred in overruling his timely motion for directed verdict of acquittal. The court permitted the State to amend its information to change the name of the owner of the stolen property from “Union Prescription Center of Indianapolis, Inc.” to its official corporate name, “B. H. L., Incorporated.” The appellant argues that this was a material alteration of the information which is proscribed by IC § 35-3.1-1-5 (e). That…