Cole v. State

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Ronnie Cole, Jr., was convicted of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment.

The state’s evidence tended to show that Annie and Wilson Smith were robbed in their Volkswagen parts store on March 3, 1987. Three men were involved in the robbery. Annie Smith testified that two men entered the shop asking about fuel injectors. Ronnie Cole did all the talking. Both men left the shop saying they had to check something in the car. They returned moments later with a third man. Annie went to the back of the shop for a part. When she…