Campbell v. State

Appellant William Campbell was convicted by a Colbert County jury of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The facts in this case are worth reciting.

Two Muscle Shoals police officers on routine patrol observed a peculiarly dressed man in the parking lot of a convenience store. They pulled into the lot and continued to observe the man, who, although it was a warm night, had on coveralls and a toboggan cap. As they watched, he pulled the toboggan cap down over his face as a mask and entered the store. He pointed a shiny object in his hand, which…