Guenther v. State

*622MERRILL, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. The offense occurred in 1962. Appellant, then 17 years of age, was first sent to the Juvenile Court, where it was later decided that he should be tried as an adult. That ruling was reviewed and affirmed by this court in Guenther v. State, 279 Ala. 596, 188 So.2d 594. Then, in January, 1965, appellant was convicted of burglary and received a sentence of 2 to ■10 years. His trial on the present charge was held on May 29, 1967.

The victim of the robbery, Thomas C. Capell, was parked in front of…