Phillips v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a finding of guilty of Robbery, a Class B felony. Appellant was sentenced to a term of fourteen (14) years to be served consecutive to the sentence on a prior unrelated felony conviction.

The facts are: On the evening of May 26, 1984, appellant and Frederick Beverly entered Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken in South Bend, Indiana. Beverly, his face masked by a red bandanna, pointed a gun at the back of Anthony Grunkemeyer's neck and ordered him to open the store safe. As Beverly was taking a cloth bag of money from the safe, appellant escorted employees…