People v. Saddler

Defendant, Joe S. Saddler, appeals from his conviction and sentence for robbery. We affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand.

On April 26, 1989, Lonnie Kato robbed Irma Ramirez while she was in her car in front of her home. Defendant admitted that he and Kato entered Ramirez’s car at the time of the robbery. The State charged defendant with armed robbery. His defense was that he was too high on drugs and alcohol to understand what Kato was doing, and once he figured it out, he tried to stop Kato from hurting Ramirez.

Near the end of jury selection, defendant moved for a mistrial…