Williams v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, C. J.:

This appeal is from a conviction of robbery and a sentence to life imprisonment for being an habitual criminal. We affirm the conviction for robbery and the resulting habitual criminal sentence.

On September 6, 1967, at approximately 8:30 p.m., while Mr. E. F. Loomis, his wife and two children, were watching television in a bedroom of their home, their attention was directed to a man standing in the doorway of the bedroom. He had on a black mask and was holding a gun. He ordered the Loomis family to lie on the floor, and ordered Mr. Loomis to give him some…