Murrell v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Appellant Murrell was convicted of robbery while armed, class B felony, in violation of Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1. The trial was by jury and an executed sentence of twelve years was imposed. The information charged that appellant along with Robert Harrington took property from the presence of a clerk of a Village Pantry Grocery Store in Muncie, Indiana at knife point.

In the early morning hours of September 26, 1979, at about 1:40 a. m., Campbell, a Muncie city police officer, pulled abreast of a Buick automobile at a stop light at the corner of 26th and Madison Streets in…