Floyd v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and, in accordance with the verdict of the jury, sentenced to twenty (20) years in the penitentiary. At arraignment, in the presence of his court-appointed attorney, he pleaded not guilty. He was furnished a free transcript and the same attorney represents him on this appeal.

The facts are undisputed. On the night of October 24, 1972, three black men drove to a truck stop in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama. They bought seventy-four cents ($.74) worth of gasoline. Two people were on duty that night, the cashier and the cook. The cashier put the…