State v. Chavis

Appellant was convicted of armed roberry and sentenced to twenty (20) years’ imprisonment. He alleges the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict, which was based upon the lack of evidence of appellant’s presence at the scene when the crime was committed. We disagree and affirm.

Appellant met with three other men to plan the robbery of Sansbury’s Grocery Store in Oates, South Carolina. He supplied two of the conspirators with sawed-off shotguns, masks, and gloves, and shortly before the robbery he drove them to the scene. After “checking out” the store, the three men…