State v. Ruffin

| .PLOTKIN, Judge.

Defendant Patrick Ruffin was charged by bill of information on September 15, 1993 with two counts of armed robbery. Defendant pleaded not guilty at his September 23, 1993 arraignment. Defense counsel waived all motions on October 26, *6251993. On April 12, 1994, following trial by a twelve-person jury, defendant was found guilty as charged on both counts. The trial court denied defendant’s motions for new trial on August 4, 1994 and on August 29, 1994. On January 19, 1996, the trial court sentenced defendant to thirty years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation…