Titara v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Robbery, a Class A felony. He was sentenced to a forty (40) year term of imprisonment.

The record reveals a young man wearing a ski mask entered the Independent Food Market in Indianapolis between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. After announcing "this is a holdup," he pushed the owner, Mr. Snell, toward the cash register in the front of the store. The robber pulled a handgun and fired at the floor. The bullet struck Mrs. Snell in the hip. The robber took Mrs. Snell's bracelet, Mr. Snell's wallet and ring and cash from the register. In the last…