Wombles v. State

— A jury found Codell Dennis Wombles guilty of robbery and of criminal confinement. The trial court ordered the verdict on the criminal confinement count vacated and merged into the robbery count. The defendant now appeals and asserts four alleged errors:

1. The trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for a continuance;

2. The court erred in allowing the prosecutor to question a witness concerning prior robbery arrests the witness had made;

3. The court erred in refusing to give the defendant’s tendered instruction on intoxication; and

4. The court erred in giving the jury an improper…