State v. Riggins

LOCKWOOD, Justice.

Defendant Charles Sam Riggins was tried and convicted by a jury of armed robbery in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-641 and 13-643. He was sentenced to a term of at least five and no more than ten years in the Arizona State Prison. From his conviction and sentence he appeals.

Appellant first contends that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to reopen its case after the state had rested in order to establish that the victim’s money was taken during the attack. Specifically defendant alleges that the court’s action constituted an abuse of discretion and put him in…