SWOPSHIRE v. STATE

No. 783S260.

466 N.E.2d 714 (1984)

Curtis SWOPSHIRE and Derrick A. Swopshire, Appellants (Defendants below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Leonard, Deputy Public Defender, Fort Wayne, for appellants.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Jay Rodia, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

The defendants, Curtis and Derrick Swopshire, were convicted by a jury of Robbery, a Class A felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns Supp. 1984). Thereafter, both men were sentenced to terms of twenty and thirty years' imprisonment, respectively. Their direct appeal to this Court raises the following issue:

1. Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions.

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