Lewis v. Commonwealth, 2012-CA-000244
(To Be Published)
The Court of Appeals held that sufficient evidence of
Second-degree Robbery exists when the defendant kept his hands in his pockets
and propped one arm upon the counter as he demanded money from a convenience
store clerk. It is reasonable for a victim to assume one making such
demand for money might be armed and have a weapon in his pocket in light of the
robber’s act of keeping his hands in his pockets and placing one arm on the
counter during the crime.
Contributed by Stephen Buck
