Bass v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

On September 2, 1974, Bell’s Crossroads Grocery located three miles south of Loachapoka, Lee County, Alabama, was robbed by two black males both carrying .410 shotguns. One was a sawed-off shotgun. The store was owned and operated by Mr. Willie E. Bel] and his wife. The time of the robbery was 7:30 P.M. A young boy, fourteen years of age, was employed by Mr. Bell and was in the store at the time. Mr. Bell had just placed four dollars on the counter with some change for the employee to use in waiting on customers and Mr. Bell walked over to a side door when the two robbers came…