Merritt v. State

Elie Vincent Merritt, Jr., was indicted for robbery in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975, for the armed robbery of the Dauphin Island Parkway branch of the First Alabama Bank of Mobile. The jury found Merritt guilty as charged in the indictment, and he was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary.

After making a thorough recitation of the facts in this case and the rulings adverse to Merritt, appellate defense counsel has filed with this Court a brief alleging that he could find no error harmful to the substantial rights of Merritt. In particular, defense…