Williams v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Tony Gene Williams, was convicted in a non-jury trial of Robbery, Class A, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979), and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, he raises the following issues:(1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain defendant’s conviction for robbery; and(2) Whether the sentence imposed is manifestly unreasonable.

The facts from the record most favorable to the state show that on March 25, 1978, a Texaco service station in Fowler, Indiana was robbed. The station manager, Steve Koehn, testified that two Negro males purchased…