Wheeler v. State

Larry Wheeler, age twenty-four, waived trial by jury. The trial court found him guilty of robbery while armed and gave him a determinate sentence of ten (10) years. His appeal to this Court raises but one issue:1

Was there sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction?

We have reviewed the evidence most favorable to the State, and we conclude that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. We affirm.

I

Evidence

Lillian Milnes, an employee of the Kreamo Thrift Shop in South Bend, Indiana, was sitting all alone by the window when she saw the figure of a man outside coming toward the…