Theophile v. State

MIKELL, Judge.

Terence Lajuan Theophile was convicted of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and attempted theft by taking. He was sentenced to a total of 25 years, with 15 years to serve in prison. On appeal from the order denying his motion for a new trial, Theophile argues that the trial court erred in refusing to allow an alibi witness to testify and in denying his motion for a continuance. We disagree and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that shortly after 11:00 p.m. on November 19, 2001, John Williams was sitting in a borrowed car when he…