Evans v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Billy Joe Evans was convicted of burglarizing a store and committing an armed robbery of a store employee. He appeals, claiming that there is not enough evidence to support the convictions; the court erred in not merging the offenses; the jury charges were improper in various respects; and the court erroneously failed to hear any argument before sentencing him. The claims are without merit because the evidence, including Evans’ admission to his girlfriend that he had committed the crimes and that tools of the crime found in her apartment belonged to him, was sufficient to…