JENKINS v. STATE

No. 1084S400.

492 N.E.2d 666 (1986)

Clark Jeffery JENKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, M.E. Tuke, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Gary Damon Secrest, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of Robbery, a Class B felony. The court imposed a twenty (20) year sentence.

The facts are: During the early morning hours of September 30, 1981, appellant entered the home of Bernice Noeth in South Bend, Indiana. Noeth testified she was in bed reading when she heard the sound of glass breaking. Appellant appeared in the bedroom doorway, brandished a knife and announced "this is a robbery." He bound...

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