Speer v. State

Kevin Ray Speer was indicted pursuant to Ala. Code 13A-2-23 (1982) for allegedly aiding or abetting Timothy Sanderson and Charles Wayne Clark in committing armed robbery. Speer was convicted after a jury trial of the offense of robbery in the first degree as proscribed by Ala. Code 13A-8-41 (1982). He was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Although Speer has raised three issues on appeal, because one requires a reversal, the remaining issues will not be discussed.

Speer contends that his absence from the courtroom when the trial court gave…