Edwards v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
COBB, Judge.
The appellant, Anthony Edwards, was found guilty of robbery in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-8-41(a)(l), Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This appeal follows.
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The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction because, he says, he was convicted based only on the testimony of the victim, Kenneth Reese.
To prove a prima facie case of robbery in the first degree, the State must prove that the appellant “[t]hreaten[ed] the imminent use of force against…
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