Williams v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

The defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of robbery. Sentence was life imprisonment.

With guns blazing, three armed and masked men rushed into the West Oxmoor Branch of City National Bank in Jefferson County on October 5, 1979. Two of the robbers jumped over a counter and forced the tellers to empty their money drawers into large plastic shopping bags printed with bright floral designs. The third robber stood guard over a male customer the robbers had shot in both legs when entering the bank.

Several packages of “bait money” were among the $36,410.00 stolen by the three men.…