Larkin v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of kidnaping and two counts of robbery resulting in bodily injury. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 years on each count.

The evidence shows that on the evening of January 31, 1978, Robert Pioch and Charles Mann were driving around drinking in Gary, Indiana. They stopped at the El Corral Restaurant where Larry Weeten asked them for a ride. Pioch and Mann took Weeten first to the Nova Lounge for a brief stop and then to 568 Adams Street in. Gary.

On the way to Adams Street, Weeten commented that he was “feeling good” from…