Crittenden v. State

The appellant was indicted by a Houston County Grand Jury for violation of Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 13A-8-41, robbery in the first degree. On October 10, 1980, a Houston County Circuit Court jury found the appellant guilty of the charged offense. On January 16, 1981, in a presentencing hearing, the State presented a certified copy of a prior robbery conviction, and appellant admitted he had committed the prior act. The trial court then sentenced appellant to thirty (30) years imprisonment under the Habitual Offender Act.

Debbie Adams, the robbery victim, testified that, around 10:00 a.m.…