Dennis v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Dennis, along with a co-defendant, was convicted on two counts of armed robbery in connection with an incident at a fast-food restaurant. Each received a fifteen-year sentence on each count, the sentences to be served concurrently. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, which transferred the case to this court.

Appellant, wearing a stocking mask and wielding a revolver, entered a Pizza Hut at about 10:00 p.m. and held the gun to the throat of the sole waitress then on duty. He forced her to lead him to where the manager and assistant…