Watson v. State

Appellant was charged by affidavit with the offense of robbery. Upon a plea of not guilty, the cause was tried before the Marion Criminal Court and appellant was found guilty of the lesser offense of theft. Thereafter, appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for a term of one (1) to ten (10) years and costs.

On this appeal appellant challenges only the sufficiency of the evidence relied upon to sustain the conviction. To facilitate a consideration of the issues thus presented, a brief recital of the evidence 'most favorable to the state follows.

One Kenneth H. Vincent, in the early…