Robinson v. State

The defendant, Montez Robinson, appeals his conviction and sentence for robbery with a deadly weapon. We reverse and remand.

The defendant did not take the stand in his defense. The defense’s only witness was Lee Andrew White, who had previously admitted his involvement in the robbery and pleaded guilty to the charge. White *438testified that the defendant was not with him when the victim was robbed and that another person robbed the victim. At the close of the case, the trial court instructed the jury to use “great caution in relying on the testimony of a witness who claims to have committed the…