Rogers v. State

The defendant, Alfred Rogers, was convicted of armed robbery and rape. On these convictions he was sentenced to twenty years’ and two years’ imprisonment, respectively. On appeal he raises as issues the sufficiency of the evidence to support these convictions and the constitutionality of the accessory statute.

The record reveals that the defendant, along with three others, went to a Hooks Drug Store and, while armed with a sawed-off shotgun, they robbed the store. One of defendant’s companions raped the store clerk during the commission of the robbery.

When reviewing the sufficiency of the…