Young v. State

Nathaniel Young was indicted for robbery in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-8-42, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment," and the trial judge sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment as a habitual felony offender.

On August 30, 1988, two men entered Busch's Jewelers in Ensley, Alabama. Jim Grantham, the store's manager, after waiting on another customer, assisted the two men. The men wanted to look at some men's diamond rings, so Grantham took three or four rings from the jewelry case. One of the men asked the total price for one…