Ellison v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Wallace Ellison was convicted of four counts of armed robbery and seven counts of kidnapping. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence.

The evidence shows that Ellison was one of three men involved in the armed robbery of a movie theater. The men purchased tickets for a movie and once inside the theater, forced several theater employees at gunpoint to an upstairs office. There the employees were bound with tape and forced to lie on the floor. Several of the employees were robbed of their wallets. The assistant theater manager was directed at gunpoint to open a safe…