People v. English

Defendants-appellants, William Howard Hayes and James Leroy English, were convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial in Madison County. Hayes was sentenced to from 6 to 12 years’ imprisonment and English from 12 to 20 years. On appeal, each defendant contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that the court erred in failing to grant a mistrial when evidence of crimes other than tihe subject of the instant prosecution was brought before the jury. English further contends that the sentence of from 12 to 20 years is excessive.

The incident arose when tire two…