Wells v. State

Defendant is appealing a conviction for robbery. He was tried by a jury in the Marion Criminal Court, Division II, before Judge Saul I. Rabb, and sentenced to the Indiana State Reformatory for not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty-five (25) years.

The evidence most favorable to the appellee indicates that on November 29, 1969, at about 3:00 in the afternoon, the defendant and two other men got out of a car at 9741 Pentecost Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. Randy Monday was raking leaves in the yard at the time and proceeded to accompany the defendant into the house. At that point, the…