Block v. State

Joan Connie Block was indicted and convicted for robbery in the first degree in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-8-41. Sentence was 30 years' imprisonment. Two issues are raised on appeal.

I

Mrs. Block's appointed appellate counsel argues that the trial court erred "in allowing the prosecutor to continually point to appellant's post-Miranda silence as evidence of guilt." We find no merit to this contention for three reasons.

Initially, we note that this issue has not been preserved for review. At trial, there were no objections to the prosecutor's question of Mrs. Block, "If you are…