Jones v. State

On Remand from Supreme Court of Alabama

Appellant, Tommy G. Jones, was convicted of robbery in the first degree, and sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary. He appealed to this court.

This court by opinion dated November 29, 1983,460 So.2d 1380, determined that the District Attorney's comment during closing argument on appellant's exercise of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination constituted reversible error. On the basis of this determination, we reversed and remanded the case.

The Supreme Court of Alabama granted certiorari to consider whether this court was correct in…