Rudolph v. State

LEIGH M. CLARK, Retired Circuit Judge.

Defendant (appellant) was charged in an indictment with robbery upon Victoria Dawson, while the defendant “was armed with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, to-wit, a pistol, in violation of Section 13A-8-41 of the Code of Alabama.” According to the Alabama Criminal Code, effective January 1, 1980, now codified as Title 13A of the Code of Alabama 1975, § 13A-8-41(a)(l), (c) the conduct alleged is one method of committing the crime of robbery in the first degree and is a “Class A felony.” A Class A felony is punishable by imprisonment “for life or…