MacTate v. State

Appellant was charged by affidavit with the crime of robbery. Upon a plea of not guilty, trial was had before a jury and appellant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for a term of not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty-five (25) years.

Two questions are raised for our consideration of this appeal, one of which involves the sufficiency of the evidence. We will therefore briefly recite that evidence most favorable to the state. In the early morning hours of January 22, 1969, one Walter Morgan was working at the Golden Imperial Service Station in Richmond,…