Montgomery v. State

GARRARD, Judge.

Louis Montgomery was found guilty of conspiracy to commit theft and conspiracy to commit robbery.1 He contends the court erred in admitting into evidence and considering the post-arrest statement given by Raney, one of his alleged coconspirators, and that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction.

Apart from Raney's statement the evidence established that Montgomery, Raney and George Thomas went from Chicago to Leiter’s Ford, Indiana on June 19, 1981. Raney then took an Oldsmobile automobile belonging to Michael Simpson who was employed by the Leiter’s Ford State…