Stephens v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Reginald Stephens was indicted and convicted of robbery with “an offensive weapon, to-wit: a large blade screwdriver.” On the night of January 11, 1991, the victim met Stephens in a convenience store in Paulding County. Stephens asked the victim for a ride; they left in the victim’s truck and ended up on a dirt road in a sparse area where the victim saw no houses with lights. In the victim’s truck, Stephens put his hand on the victim’s neck and raised a screwdriver to the victim’s chest as a weapon to rob him. The victim could see the screwdriver in the dark and knew…