Baker v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Leroy Baker, was convicted by a jury of two counts of commission of a felony, while armed, to wit: robbery, Ind.Code § 35-12-1-1 (Burns 1975) and sentenced to thirty years on both counts, the sentences to run concurrently. He now raises the issue of the sufficiency of the evidence as to several elements of the crimes with which he was charged.

A summary of the facts most favorable to the state shows that a business known as the Sea Island Fish Market and Restaurant in Indianapolis was robbed at about 1:00 a. m. on April 6, 1975. At that time, Ruth Thomas was…