Rhodes v. State

Case Summary

Buchanan, P.J.

Defendant-appellant Sherman Rhodes (Rhodes) appeals from a court trial conviction of Robbery claiming insufficient identification. We affirm.

FACTS — The facts and evidence most favorable to the State and the judgment below are:

At 1:00 A.M. on March 4, 1971, Fred Smith (Smith), a taxicab driver for State Cab, received a call to pick up a rider at 2342 Central Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana. When Smith arrived at this address, a man dressed in a dark gray suit coat and dark slacks, later identified by Smith as Rhodes, came out of the house, got into the front seat of…