McElyea v. State

Olly Neal, Judge.

In this appeal from the Washington County Circuit Court, appellant David McElyea challenges “whether the trial court erred in holding that the offense of robbery did not require a specific culpable mental state for the element of employing or threatening to employ physical force.”1 As we understand appellant’s argument, he submits a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence convicting him. He also argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying him the opportunity to make a proper argument to the jury, “thereby denying Appellant a fair trial and due process as…