Cox v. State

Appellant was tried by jury and convicted of armed robbery. A sentence of fifteen years was imposed.

On December 12, 1975, between 3:80 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., the Dial Finance office in Indianapolis, Indiana, was closed. Appellant came to the door purporting to be a customer. An employee, recognizing his face and thinking him to be a customer, unlocked the door and let him in, whereupon appellant pulled a gun and demanded money. Appellant fled with $564.00. Two employees thereafter gave a description of the bandit to the police and two or three weeks later both selected a mug shot of appellant as…