State v. Warren

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Waddell Warren, from his convictions for aiding and abetting aggravated robbery, aiding and abetting aggravated battery, and conspiracy to commit robbery. Warren also appeals his sentence.

On March 7, 1991, between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m., 87-year-old Pauline Willhardt was walking home in Leavenworth. Donna Tanksley, who was accompanied by Suzy Majors, forcibly took Mrs. Willhardt’s purse, knocking the elderly woman to the ground. Mrs. Willhardt spent almost three months in the hospital recovering from a…