Shields v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant's convietion of Robbery, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of twenty (20) years.

The facts are: On July 12, 1986, Michael McDorman was working as a stock boy at Rogers Market in Fort Wayne. Between 5:80 and 6:00 a.m., McDorman heard screaming coming from the front of the store. When McDorman ran to the checkout area, he saw appellant going out the door. Appellant then returned holding the store's manager as a hostage and demanded, "Give me all your money or I'm going to kill her. I have the knife up to her head." He held an…