State v. Evans

{¶ 1} In this matter, we are called upon to determine whether robbery is a lesser included offense of aggravated robbery. In resolving that issue, it is necessary to revisit the test for lesser included offenses set forth in State v. Deem (1988), 40 Ohio St.3d 205, 533 N.E.2d 294.

{¶ 2} On November 18, 2005, Catrice Stewart drove to the Collinwood Village Food Mart on St. Clair Avenue at London Road, in Cleveland, Ohio. After she parked her car and began walking toward the store, Timothy Evans approached her from behind, grabbed her purse, and yelled, “Give me this purse, bitch,” and upon her…