JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 1280S458.

436 N.E.2d 796 (1982)

Roosevelt JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Johnson, Merrillville, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Palmer K. Ward, Deputy Atty. Gen., Elizabeth L. Phifer, Research Asst., Indianapolis, for appellee.


DeBRULER, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Roosevelt Johnson, was convicted of robbery, a class A felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-5-1, and was sentenced to a prison term of thirty-five years. This appeal follows the denial of the defendant's motion to correct errors, and raises two issues:

1. Whether the court erred in permitting, over objection, the prosecutor's comment in final argument, "the State's evidence is not shaken."

2. Whether the court...

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