Eaton v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Eaton was indicted, with Robert Adkinson, Jr., in two counts for aggravated assault and armed robbery. The following evidence, construed most favorably to support the jury’s verdict, was adduced at defendant Eaton’s separate trial: During the evening of August 30, 1986, the victim, who was then 16 years of age, became acquainted with defendant and Adkinson while visiting at a neighbor’s home. After midnight, the victim agreed to drive defendant and Adkinson home in his father’s “1983 Dodge van.” While en route, the victim stopped at “a vacant lot on the…