Torris v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and the jury fixed his punishment at ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Before arraignment appellant was determined to be indigent and the Court appointed a very experienced trial lawyer in criminal cases to represent him. He went to trial on a plea of not guilty. After sentence was imposed, he gave notice of appeal and requested a free transcript which request the Court granted. New counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

Thomas Roberts testified that he came to Birmingham the latter part of January 1975, in the course of his…