Appeals court reverses conviction of Washington C.H. man
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The Twelfth District Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a Washington Court House man for one count of robbery.
Richard T. Adams was arrested for taking an air compressor, a pair of eyeglasses, and approximately $150 from the home of Shannon Stoops after striking her in the chest and threatening her with bodily harm if she called the police. He was convicted of robbery after a jury found him guilty of the charge. Adams appealed to the Twelfth District and argued that his indictment for robbery was defective.
Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Robert A. Hendrickson found that Adams' indictment for robbery was defective because it failed to set forth all of the required elements of the offense. Presiding Judge H.J. Bressler and Judge Robert P. Ringland concurred in the opinion.
The decision of the Twelfth District Court of Appeals reversed Adams' conviction for robbery and sent the case back to the trial court for further proceedings.
The Twelfth District Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a Washington Court House man for one count of robbery.
According to the court, Richard T. Adams was arrested for taking an air compressor, a pair of eyeglasses, and approximately $150 from a home after striking the home's resident in the chest and threatening her with bodily harm if she called the police. He was convicted of robbery after a jury found him guilty of the charge. Adams appealed to the Twelfth District and argued that his indictment for robbery was defective.
Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Robert A. Hendrickson found that Adams' indictment for robbery was defective because it failed to set forth all of the required elements of the offense. Presiding Judge H.J. Bressler and Judge Robert P. Ringland concurred in the opinion.
The decision of the Twelfth District Court of Appeals reversed Adams' conviction for robbery and sent the case back to the trial court for further proceedings.
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