Drayton v. State

Joseph Drayton, Jr., the appellant, was indicted for robbery in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant guilty as charged in the indictment, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender.

Kathy Klingensmith testified that she was working as a cashier at the Hobo Pantry Store in Dothan, Alabama, on July 19, 1990. That day, the appellant and two other men entered the store and the appellant picked up a 12-pack of beer. The appellant walked up to the counter with the beer and asked Klingensmith for a package of BC…