People v. Allen

Defendant, Shawn Dewitt Allen, appeals the habitual criminal sentence imposed upon his conviction for robbery. We affirm.

The evidence at trial proved that defendant and an accomplice attacked the victim, stole his car keys, and refused to return the keys until the victim paid them twenty dollars. Defendant was convicted of robbery and theft.

In the second phase of the trial, the court adjudicated defendant a habitual criminal based on the following prior convictions: unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, attempted possession of a controlled substance, eluding a pursuing police…