Watkins v. State

The appellant, Dewayne Keith Watkins, was convicted of robbery in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Codeof Alabama 1975. He was sentenced under the Habitual Felony Offender Act to life in the state penitentiary.

The evidence tended to show that on the morning of November 14, 1987, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the appellant entered Goodwin Grocery in Bessemer, Alabama. Margie Goodwin was tending the store that morning. The appellant asked Mrs. Goodwin if they carried antifreeze, to which Mrs. Goodwin replied that they did and directed him to where it was located. The appellant got…