Newell v. State

The defendant appeals from his conviction for armed robbery and 20-year prison sentence.

From the evidence presented at trial the jury was authorized to find that the defendant entered a service station late on the night of December 20,1974. He pointed a shotgun at the owner and demanded his money. The owner handed him some money and some fell onto the floor. When the owner refused to pick up the money, the owner’s son came out from the back of the station and handed the defendant the money because he feared his father would be harmed. The defendant left taking $1,500 with him. Both the owner…