Davis v. State

James Allen Davis was convicted for robbery in the first degree and sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole. Three issues are presented on appeal.

I

From the record this Court cannot determine whether or not the police actually had probable cause to arrest the defendant.

Around 4:00 on the morning of August 25, 1985, a single black male committed a robbery at a convenience store in Bay Minette, Alabama. Within minutes, Bay Minette Police Officer Larry Durant observed a car "parked in the woods . . . with the front end sticking towards the highway" approximately one…