Williams v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

This is a belated appeal from a 1985 conviction. A jury trial resulted in a conviction of Robbery, a Class A felony, for which appellant received a sentence of twenty (20) years.

The facts are: Jeff Welch had been visiting his girl friend in Chicago where he had enjoyed a few beers. On his return to Indiana, he became lost and in his confusion struck a center island in the highway ruining two of his tires. Mark Sannita and Anthony Steele saw the accident and offered to help Welch. Sannita described Welch as "a lot drunk." When it was discovered the car could not be moved until…