Proffit v. State

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Appellant, Leonard Proffit, was convicted of one count of Voluntary Manslaughter, a Class A felony, 1 and one count of Robbery as a Class B felony. 2 Upon appeal, Proffit presents three issues for our review, which we renumber and restate as the following two: (1) whether the trial court improperly denied Proffit's motion for a directed verdict upon the robbery charge, and (2) whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury.

We affirm.

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