Ruffin v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

The appellant, Shirley Mae Ruffin, was indicted and convicted of the offense of *64robbery, as proscribed by § 13A-8-41(a), Code of Alabama 1975. She was subsequently sentenced to twenty-four years’ imprisonment, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,400 to the victim, and ordered to pay a victim’s compensation assessment of $25 and costs of court.

The prosecution’s main witness was the victim, Curtis Herring, who had 1983 convictions for the sales of talwin and prelu-dins, a federal conviction for an unregistered firearm, and a 1983 conviction for theft. He testified to…