Dent v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for robbery in the first degree. Alabama Code Section 13A-8-41 (1975). After proper proof of three prior felonies, he was sentenced as an habitual offender to life without parole. Four issues are presented on appeal.

I

The defendant had no constitutional right to counsel at a preindictment showup. Jackson v. State, 414 So.2d 1014, 1018 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982).

II

The trial judge denied the motion to allow the defendant to sit among the spectators in the courtroom with other black males. This is a matter within the discretion of the trial judge. Tucker v. State,…