Brown v. State

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Robert Lee Brown challenges the post-conviction court's denial of relief from his elevated sentences for Robbery, 2 a Class B felony, and Criminal Confinement, 3 a Class B felony. He also contests the habitual offender determination.

FACTS

On January 11, 1984, Brown robbed a convenience store in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Armed with a knife, Brown ordered an employee to give him the money from the cash register. Still armed with the knife, Brown forced the employee to an office in the rear of the store. He locked her in the office and then fled. Brown was…