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: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE:

MICHAEL R. FISHER GREGORY F. ZOELLER

Marion County Public Defender Agency Attorney General of Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

GEORGE P. SHERMAN

Deputy Attorney General

Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA

LEBRONZE MYLES, )

)

Appellant-Defendant, )

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vs. ) No. 49A02-1301-CR-25

)

STATE OF INDIANA, )

)

Appellee-Plaintiff. )

APPEAL FROM THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT 

The Honorable Carol J. Orbison, Judge

Cause No. 49G22-1106-FA-45029 

August 13, 2013

MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

VAIDIK, Judge
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Case Summary 

Lebronze Myles appeals his Class B felony burglary and Class C felony robbery 

convictions. He contends that there is insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions as 

an accomplice to the offenses and that his sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature 

of the offenses and his character. Finding that there is sufficient evidence to sustain 

Myles’ convictions and that his sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of the 

offenses and his character, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On June 23, 2011, Myles was at Arion James’ apartment gambling with two 

friends, Joshua Gomillia and Wendell Carter. Myles and Carter both lost money 

gambling, so Carter told Myles he thought it was a “good idea to do a burglary and get 

[his] money back,” and Myles agreed. Tr. p. 101-02. Around 6:00 a.m., Myles, 

Gomillia, and Carter got in Myles’ car with Carter driving. They drove toward Carter’s 

neighborhood until Gomillia told him to stop in front of the home of the victim, E.K.

Gomillia got out of the car, covered his face, got his gun, and walked toward the 

front door. Carter covered his face and followed him. The two men rang the doorbell, 

E.K. answered the door, and Gomillia forced his way into the home. The men took two 

televisions, a laptop, credit cards, a cellphone, jewelry, and E.K.’s car. They also forced 

E.K. to perform oral sex on them while holding a gun to her head. Id. at 15-18.

About thirty minutes after the men entered the house and it started to get light 

outside, Myles covered his face and came into the home to get Carter and Gomillia. 

Myles said, “Let’s go,” id. at 21, and the three of them left the home. Myles and 
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Gomillia got into Myles’ car, and Carter got into E.K.’s orange Saturn Vue in her garage 

and drove away. Myles drove back to James’ apartment where Gomillia unloaded some 

of the stolen items and changed his clothes. Myles then drove to a nearby gas station 

where Gomillia used one of E.K.’s stolen credit cards. They then returned to James’ 

apartment. Myles left to run an errand with his mother and then came back to James’ 

apartment once again.

Myles and Carter were arrested at James’ apartment later that day, and Gomillia 

turned himself in the next day. The State charged Myles with two counts of Class A 

felony criminal deviate conduct, Class B felony robbery, Class B felony burglary, Class 

B felony criminal confinement, and Class D felony auto theft. The State later dismissed 

the Class A felony criminal deviate conduct charges.

A bench trial was held. After the State’s case, the trial court granted Myles’ 

motion for a directed verdict with regard to the Class D felony auto theft charge. The 

trial court then found Myles guilty of Class B felony burglary and Class C felony 

robbery, but not guilty of Class B felony criminal confinement. The trial court sentenced 

Myles to concurrent sentences of eight years for robbery and twelve years with four years 

suspended and the last two years to be completed through the Community Corrections 

Agency for burglary.

Myles now appeals.

Discussion and Decision
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Myles makes two arguments on appeal: (1) that there is insufficient evidence to 

sustain his convictions as an accomplice to robbery and burglary and (2) that his sentence 

is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses and his character.

I. Sufficiency of the Evidence

Our standard of review with regard to sufficiency claims is well settled. In 

reviewing a sufficiency of the evidence claim, this Court does not reweigh the evidence 

or judge the credibility of the witnesses. Bond v. State, 925 N.E.2d 773, 781 (Ind. Ct. 

App. 2010), reh’g denied, trans. denied. We consider only the evidence most favorable 

to the judgment and the reasonable inferences draw therefrom and affirm if the evidence 

and those inferences constitute substantial evidence of probative value to support the 

judgment. Id. Reversal is appropriate only when a reasonable trier of fact would not be 

able to form inferences as to each material element of the offense. Id.

Myles was convicted as an accomplice to Class B felony burglary and Class C 

felony robbery. The evidence need not show that the defendant personally participated in 

the commission of each element of a crime to be convicted of that crime under a theory 

of accomplice liability. Bruno v. State, 774 N.E.2d 880, 882 (Ind. 2002), reh’g denied; 

Fox v. State, 497 N.E.2d 221, 227 (Ind. 1986). Indiana’s accomplice liability statute 

states that a person “who knowingly or intentionally aids, induces, or causes another 

person to commit an offense commits that offense . . . .” Ind. Code § 35-41-2-4. Factors 

that are to be considered to determine whether a defendant acted as an accomplice 

include: “(1) presence at the scene of the crime; (2) companionship with another engaged 

in a crime; (3) failure to oppose the commission of the crime; and (4) the course of 
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conduct before, during, and after the occurrence of the crime.” Wieland v. State, 736 

N.E.2d 1198, 1202 (Ind. 2000).

Indiana Code section 35-43-2-1 governs burglary and provides in relevant part:

A person who breaks and enters the building or structure of another person, 

with intent to commit a felony in it, commits burglary, a Class C felony. 

However, the offense is:

(1) a Class B felony if: 

(A) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon; or

(B) the building or structure is a:

(i) dwelling; or

(ii) structure used for religious worship; . . . .

Robbery is governed by Indiana Code section 35-42-5-1, which provides in relevant part: 

A person who knowingly or intentionally takes property from another 

person or from the presence of another person: 

(1) by using or threatening the use of force on any person; . . . 

commits robbery, a Class C felony.

The evidence presented at trial was sufficient to show that a burglary and robbery were 

committed by Carter and Gomillia and that Myles was an accomplice. Myles concedes 

that he was “present at the crime scene . . . and acquiesced in the actions of the principals 

after he was aware of the crime,” Appellant’s Br. p. 6, but argues that there is still not 

sufficient evidence to convict him as an accomplice to burglary and robbery. We 

disagree.

Carter and Gomillia broke into E.K.’s home with a gun to commit a theft and stole 

E.K.’s property by threatening the use of force against her, satisfying the requirements for 

Class B felony burglary and Class C felony robbery. Myles’ conduct in these offenses 

satisfies all four factors to be considered for accomplice liability. He was present at the 

scene of the crime, as he was in the car that took Carter and Gomillia to E.K.’s home. Tr. 
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p. 184-88. Carter also testified that Myles agreed when he told him that he thought it was 

a “good idea to do a burglary and get [his] money back.” Id. at 102. While Myles did 

not enter E.K.’s home with Carter and Gomillia, he did not leave; rather, he stayed in the 

car, presumably as a lookout, and entered the home with his face covered to tell his 

friends it was time to go when it started to get light outside. Id. at 86-88, 107-08, 123. 

He then drove the car away from E.K.’s home and later drove Gomillia to the gas station 

where Gomillia used E.K.’s stolen credit card. At no time did Myles ever call the police. 

This evidence shows that Myles was present at the scene, was in companionship with 

those engaged in the robbery and burglary, failed to oppose the crimes, and agreed to be 

involved with and help facilitate the crimes before, during, and after their commissions.

We therefore find the evidence is sufficient to sustain Myles’ convictions as an 

accomplice to both Class B felony burglary and Class C felony robbery.

II. Inappropriate Sentence

Myles also contends that his sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the 

offenses and his character. Although a trial court may have acted within its lawful 

discretion in imposing a sentence, Article 7, Sections 4 and 6 of the Indiana Constitution 

authorize independent appellate review and revision of sentences through Indiana 

Appellate Rule 7(B), which provides that a court “may revise a sentence authorized by 

statute if, after due consideration of the trial court’s decision, the Court finds that the 

sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the 

offender.” Reid v. State, 876 N.E.2d 1114, 1116 (Ind. 2007) (citing Anglemyer v. State, 

868 N.E.2d 482, 491 (Ind. 2007), clarified on reh’g, 875 N.E.2d 218 (Ind. 2007)). The 
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defendant has the burden of persuading us that his sentence is inappropriate. Id. (citing 

Childress v. State, 848 N.E.2d 1073, 1080 (Ind. 2006)). 

The principal role of Rule 7(B) review “should be to attempt to leaven the outliers, 

and identify some guiding principles for trial courts and those charged with improvement 

of the sentencing statutes, but not to achieve a perceived ‘correct’ result in each case.” 

Cardwell v. State, 895 N.E.2d 1219, 1225 (Ind. 2008). We “should focus on the forest—

the aggregate sentence—rather than the trees—consecutive or concurrent, number of 

counts, or length of the sentence on any individual count.” Id. Whether a sentence is 

inappropriate ultimately turns on the culpability of the defendant, the severity of the 

crime, the damage done to others, and a myriad of other factors that come to light in a 

given case. Id. at 1224. In assessing whether a sentence is inappropriate, appellate courts 

may take into account whether a portion of the sentence is ordered suspended or is 

otherwise crafted using any of the variety of sentencing tools available to the trial judge. 

Davidson v. State, 926 N.E.2d 1023, 1025 (Ind. 2010). These tools include probation, 

home detention, placement in a community corrections program, executed time in a 

Department of Correction facility, concurrent rather than consecutive sentences, and 

restitution/fines. Id.

The sentencing range for a Class B felony is six to twenty years, with ten years 

being the advisory term. Ind. Code § 35-50-2-5. The sentencing range for a Class C 

felony is two to eight years, with four years being the advisory term. Ind. Code § 35-50-

2-6. Here, the trial court sentenced Myles to concurrent sentences of twelve years with 

four years suspended and the last two years to be completed through the Community 
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Corrections Agency for Class B felony burglary and eight years for Class C felony 

robbery. Both sentences are within the statutory ranges. 

Regarding the nature of the offenses, there is nothing in the record that indicates 

that this sentence is inappropriate. Myles was an active participant to a serious robbery 

and burglary during which the principals threatened the use of a gun on the victim and 

sexually assaulted her. For his part, Myles agreed that Carter should do a burglary to get 

his money back, and he allowed Carter and Gomillia to use his car to drive to E.K.’s 

home. Myles also acted as a lookout during the burglary and robbery, covering his face 

and going inside to tell his friends it was time to go when it started to get light outside. 

Myles was the getaway driver after the burglary and robbery, taking Gomillia back to 

James’ apartment so that he could drop off the stolen items and change his clothes. 

Myles then drove Gomillia to the gas station to use E.K.’s stolen credit card. The nature 

of these offenses is serious.

Regarding Myles’ character, he has no juvenile or criminal history. Myles argues 

that this lack of criminal history is a “remarkable character trait” for someone who has 

grown up in his environment, around “the criminal tendencies of his friends.”

Appellant’s Br. p. 15. However, he still has a previous arrest, drove with a suspended 

license on the day of the offenses, and used marijuana “up to four times weekly.” Tr. p. 

181, 199; PSI p. 8, 19; see Pickens v. State, 767 N.E.2d 530, 534 (Ind. 2002) (“[T]he 

court may consider arrest records and admissions of illegal conduct as they reflect on the 

defendant’s character.”). We therefore find that Myles’ character does not warrant 

reducing his sentence.
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After due consideration, we cannot say that Myles’ twelve-year aggregate 

sentence with four years suspended is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses 

and his character, when he could have faced up to twenty-eight years of imprisonment.

Affirmed.

BAKER, J., and FRIEDLANDER, J., concur.