Legal Opinion

Jennings v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 24, 1988No. 6 Div. 543Published

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of robbery in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama (1975), and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

I

The appellant argues that the State failed to prove a prima facie case of robbery in the first degree. He argues that, although the State presented the testimony of four eyewitnesses, they all testified that they were able to view the appellant only for a matter of seconds and that they were nervous during that time.

David Shunnarah testified that he was the owner…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Richardson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  3. Pickett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  4. McConico v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Donner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981

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