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Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ELLEN M. O'CONNOR Marion County Public Defender Agency Indianapolis, Indiana ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana JUSTIN F. ROEBEL Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
RYAN WILLIAMS, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 49A02-0703-CR-281

APPEAL FROM THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Robert R. Altice, Jr., Judge Cause No. 49G02-0512-FA-212604

December 12, 2007 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

BRADFORD, Judge

Appellant-Defendant Ryan Williams appeals his convictions and sentence, following a jury trial, for Robbery as a Class B felony (Count III); 1 four counts of Criminal Confinement as a Class B felony (Counts IV, V, VI, and VII); 2 Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class D felony (Count IX); 3 Residential Entry as a Class D felony (Count XI); 4 Theft as a Class D felony (Count XII); 5 Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A misdemeanor (Count XIII); 6 and Carrying a Handgun Without a License as a Class A misdemeanor (Count XV), 7 for which he received an aggregate thirty-six-year sentence. Upon appeal Williams challenges his sentence by arguing that the trial court improperly considered and weighed certain factors. Williams further claims his sentence was inappropriate. Concluding that the trial court did not err in sentencing Williams and that his sentence was not inappropriate, but also concluding that his convictions for Counts IV and V violate double jeopardy, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the trial court to vacate his judgment of conviction on Count V. BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS On December 7, 2005, at approximately 10:00 a.m., two masked men, later identified to be Williams and his brother, Ronnie Williams, entered the Flagstar Bank at 71st Street and Binford Boulevard in Indianapolis. Williams and Ronnie, both of whom
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