Andrews v. State

P. A. Hollingsworth, Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery and being a habitual offender, and received a sentence of sixty years imprisonment. This appeal is from those proceedings. The case is before us under Sup. Ct. R. 29 (1) (b).

On August 9, 1983, at approximately 7:00 PM, two employees of the Sears Store in Pine Bluff were leaving work when they heard the burglar alarm ringing. Upon reentering the store, they were confronted by a man wearing a mask who at gunpoint forced them to lie down on the floor. He tied one of the employees’ hands with tape and forced…