Bichell v. State

Appellant was convicted by Judge Cullen, sitting without a jury, of two' armed robberies and given two concurrent five-year sentences. On appeal, he argues first that his arrest was illegal and his confession was inadmissible because made while he was in illegal detention, and without the advice of a lawyer, and, second, that there was no evidence that any money was taken in the second holdup.

The testimony showed that early in the morning of April 25, 1963, two Little Tavern Shops were entered by a man who “pulled out a gun” and told the waitress on duty to give him the money in the cash…