Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 17, 1979No. 1-779A203PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOWDERMILK, Presiding Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-appellant Benjamin Bradwick Wells was convicted in the Vanderburgh Superior Court of robbery while armed. Wells appeals his conviction alleging numerous errors before and during the trial.

We affirm.

FACTS

On January 17, 1978, Benjamin Bradwick Wells entered a branch of the Old National Bank in Evansville, Indiana. Wells, armed with a gun, walked to a teller and demanded that she fill a sack with money. Wells then left the bank on foot, and he was followed by the branch manager. Other witnesses saw Wells fleeing also.

Wells was charged by…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Williams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Wilson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  5. James v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Collins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Baker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Clifford v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Mitchell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Phillips v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987

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