Wallace v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted, following a trial by jury, of Robbery, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979), as a class A felony, and sentenced to twenty (20) years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following two issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in sustaining the State's objection to a question, asked of the victim, about his prior arrests.(2) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction for a Class A felony.

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*1067ISSUE I

During cross-examination of the victim, the following occurred:

"Q. Mr. Davis, have you ever been arrested and…