Chapman v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Robbery, a Class B felony, and Criminal Confinement, a Class B felony. He received a sentence of twenty (20) years on each count, with four (4) years suspended on condition of the repayment of $14,-000.

The facts are: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on May 29, 1987, a black man wearing a mask, sunglasses, a white-hooded sweat shirt, and Reebok tennis shoes entered the Wabash Valley Bank and Trust Company in Denver, Indiana. He had a gun in one hand and a bag in the other. He directed all the bank employees, except one, and the…