Smith v. State

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Appellant was convicted of robbery in the first degree and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment.

The evidence as produced by the State tended to establish the following facts. Late on the night of November 26, or in the early morning hours of November 27, 1980, Jill A. McFarland left her place of employment, Storkland, Incorporated, in downtown Birmingham. While getting into her car, a man approached her from behind the car.

Ms. McFarland identified the…