Patterson v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted, in a trial by jury, of the commission of a felony while armed, to-wit: Robbery and was sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-four (24) years. His appeal presents the following issues:(1) The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the guilty verdict.(2) The trial court’s refusal to give defendant’s tendered instruction number 1 upon the defense of intoxication and its giving of a similar instruction upon the same subject.

ISSUE I

Upon the sufficiency issue, the defendant assigns three separate deficiencies:(a) Failure to prove that the victim was placed in a…