Moore v. State

The issues are:

1. Was the defendant subjected to double jeopardy because the trial court amended the robbery charge and then found him guilty of theft from the person?

2. Was the trial court’s sua sponte amendment of the information reversible error ?

3. Did the amended information charge a crime so as to sustain a conviction for theft from a person?

4. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in sentencing the defendant ?

The defendant contends that the amendment of the charge from robbery to theft from a person subjected the defendant to double jeopardy in violation of art. I, sec. 8 of the…