State v. Gatlin

WEIER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of burglary in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, and two counts of assault with intent to maim with malice. He was sentenced to fifteen years in the custody of the Department of Corrections on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.

The charges against the defendant arose out of an episode which occurred just after midnight of April 16, 1974, in the very first few minutes of April 17, 1974. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lewandoski were awakened at their apartment by a loud voice. Suddenly the door of the apartment was broken open. Mr.…