Drake v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty of robbery, a class A felony and was sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Was the victim’s identification of the defendant improperly admitted into evidence?(2) Did the court err in sustaining the State’s motion in limine to preclude apprising the jury of the sentence provided by statute for the crime charged?(3) Did the court err in failing to admonish the jury to disregard certain testimony improperly admitted?(4) Was the verdict sustained by sufficient evidence?

ISSUE I

The defendant’s motion…