Robinson v. State

The appellant was indicted and charged with murder, made capital because it was committed during a robbery in the first degree. See § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. After entering a plea of not guilty, the appellant was convicted of the lesser included offense of felony murder. The appellant was sentenced to 26 years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

The state's evidence tended to show as follows: On November 3, 1989, the appellant, who was 15 years old at the time, accompanied a group of youths to a teenage establishment known as The Showboat. However, some of the young men did…