Richardson v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of five (5) counts of Armed Robbery after trial by jury. The trial court imposed four (4) ten (10) year concurrent terms of imprisonment on Counts I — IV and one ten (10) year consecutive term of imprisonment on Count V. This direct appeal 1 presents the following issues:(1) Whether on this record one Robbery occurred or five Robberies occurred.(2) Whether the trial court properly sentenced the defendant.

On August 3, 1978, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Wilson, co-owners of the Flamingo Motel in Tipton County, were entertaining relatives in their…