Childers v. State

Robbery; sentence: ten years.

On the night of August 14, 1974, a lone bandit entered the Snak Shack in Bessemer. He brandished a pistol, demanded money and received $168.00. He then fled. Witnesses to the incident included the owner-manager, Howard Kelley, and two adolescent employees, Don Talley and Jeffery Kelley. The appellant presents three issues for review, all of which revolve around the witnesses' ability to identify the appellant as the bandit.

According to the initial composite description given by the witnesses, the bandit exhibited the following characteristics. He was a black male,…