Rogers v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant’s conviction of Robbery, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of fourteen (14) years.

The facts are: At about 10:00 a.m. on July 14, 1987, a black male entered the First Source Bank of South Bend and shoved what appeared to be a .45 caliber automatic pistol to the head of Donald Nemeth, a bank employee. He demanded some money and gave Terese Fansler a white plastic bag in which she placed $25. He stated the amount was insufficient so Fansler said she would get more. She told Linda Tollison, a teller, to put some money in the bag.…