Jones v. State

STATON, Judge.

Michael Jones was convicted by a jury of robbery, 1 a class B felony. He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, with four years suspended. 2

Jones contends on appeal that the trial court erred by limiting his cross-examination of the victim.

The victim, Francisco Rivera Rosas, testified that the defendant was one of two men who robbed him of about $180.00. He said the defendant had a gun. During the course of the robbery, the police arrived, and the two men fled down an alley.

Officer Fernando Villicana of the East Chicago Police Department pursued the defendant and ultimately…