Northington v. State

PIV Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Tony Northington was convicted at the conclusion of a bench trial in the Marion County Superior Court of robbery, a class B felony. He was sentenced to twelve (12) years. On direct appeal, the sole issue is the sufficiency of evidence and the trial court's denial of Appellant's Motion for a Directed Verdict.

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on December 18, 1984, Elwood Stringer picked up two young women at 19th and Martindale Streets in Indianapolis, and gave them a ride to 19th and College Streets, where one of the women got out to talk to Appellant. She got back in…