Mitchell v. State

Hill, Justice.

Napoleon Mitchell was indicted for armed robbery, aggravated battery and aggravated assault. The jury found the defendant guilty of armed robbery and aggravated battery and the court sentenced him to life imprisonment for armed robbery and 20 years for aggravated battery, to run consecutively.

The victim, a shopkeeper, testified that on April 12, 1976, at about 9 a.m., the defendant beat him into unconsciousness with a piece of pipe, that he lost the sight in one eye due to this beating, and that before he was hit he had $70 to $80 dollars in his cash register. A policeman…