Wilburn v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Carl Wilburn, appellant, and Malone Burns were jointly charged with aggravated robbery of the Super 8 Motel in Batesville. Appellant filed a motion for severance, which was granted, and the two men were tried separately. The jury found appellant guilty and fixed his sentence, as a habitual offender, at fifty years. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

Appellant first argues that the trial court erred in denying his motions to suppress. He contends that Thomas Henderson, a deputy sheriff, lacked probable cause to stop his car and that Henderson’s subsequent…