ROOKS v. STATE

No. 1185S485.

515 N.E.2d 501 (1987)

Wendell ROOKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marce Gonzalez, Jr., Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Webster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of appellant of Robbery, a Class B felony, for which he received an eighteen (18) year sentence.

The facts are: On January 15, 1985, an armed robbery occurred at Arby's Restaurant in Hammond, Indiana. In addition to robbing Diane Hernandez, the cashier in charge, three customers were also robbed. They were: Donald Kaminsky, Judith Petruff and Adele Verbeck. The robber shot Petruff during the robbery. She...

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