State v. Bolden

Gregory, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime. He was sentenced respectively to concurrent terms of twenty years and five years. We reverse and remand.

On November 17, 1987, at approximately 6:10 a.m., the desk clerk at the La Quinta Inn in Greenville was robbed by a man carrying a pistol. The victim identified appellant as the perpetrator. Appellant admitted at trial that he checked into the motel with Lula Mae Gray sometime around midnight on *43November 16th for the purpose of having sexual relations with her. He…