Walls v. State

Robbery; thirty-five years.

Tommy Lee Walls was adjudged an indigent and trial counsel was appointed to represent him on this appeal. He is before this court with a free transcript.

This case involves the armed robbery of a convenience store. Ninety-four dollars were taken, and the store employee, Linda Edwards, was shot in the hand. The only robbery participant who actually entered the store was one Ronald McDonald. He robbed Mrs. Edwards while the appellant and two confederates waited in a car outside the store.

On March 25, 1978, Linda Edwards was working at a U-Totem store in Birmingham,…