Cary v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Following a trial by jury, Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Armed Robbery, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979) and Kidnapping, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-8-2(b) (Burns 1979). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of twenty (20) years imprisonment for armed robbery and fifty (50) years imprisonment for kidnapping.

His direct appeal presents nine (9) issues for our review, which we have consolidated into four (4) issues as follows:(1) Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions;(2) Whether the trial court erred in permitting a…