State v. Johnson

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of assault in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, and stealing of a motor vehicle. He was sentenced by the court as a persistent and dangerous offender to twenty-five years imprisonment each on the assault and robbery charges and to fifteen years imprisonment on the stealing charge, all sentences to run concurrently.

The evidence established that defendant approached the victim outside her home upon her return from grocery shopping to obtain assistance in starting his automobile. After some reluctance, and because two…