Turner v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury of the offense of Robbery by Putting in Fear (Acts of 1941, ch. 148, § 6, 1956 Repl. Burns Ind. Stat. Ann. § 10-4101, IC 1971, 35-13-4-6). He was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty-five (25) years and disfranchised for ten (10) years. The appeal cites three alleged errors:(1) Insufficiency of the evidence.(2) Prejudicial misconduct of the prosecutor in his closing argument.(3) Admission of certain evidence over the objection of the defendant.

The evidence, when viewed most favorably to the State,…