Wilson v. State

The appellant, Joseph Tommy Wilson, was indicted and convicted of robbery in the first degree of the cashier and owner of the Oyster Bar in Dothan. Robbery in the first degree is a Class A felony. He was sentenced as a habitual felony offender with one prior felony conviction to life in the penitentiary. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $500 and to pay a victims' compensation assessment of $500.

The appellant contends that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of robbery in the first degree because it did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Ms. Annemarie…