Hopkins v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Hopkins was convicted of robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. Prior to arraignment he was found to be indigent and counsel was appointed to represent him. He is in this Court with a free transcript and trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

On July 20, 1972, Mr. Edward C. Bexley was sitting on, his porch at 2808 Shell Street in Mobile. A fourteen-year-old son was in the house watching television. The time was between 10:00 and 11:00 A.M. Two black men approached him and asked if he knew where some landscape work was going on in the area. Mr. Bexley told…