Filgueras v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Joseph Anthony Filgueras, appellant, was convicted of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, in Johnston County District Court, Case No. CRF-81-23, sentenced to seven (7) years’ imprisonment, and he now appeals, raising three (3) assignments of error.

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on May 27, 1981, Violet Willard was inside her home when three men wearing nylon hose over their heads broke through the door. She was shot in the arm and tied up. The men ransacked the house, taking with them jewelry, silverware, and other property when they left. Mrs. Willard managed to free…