Johnson v. State

First degree robbery — habitual offender treatment; sentence: life imprisonment without parole

Shortly after noon on July 28, 1980, the Junior Food Mart located on Pearson Avenue in the West End community of Birmingham was robbed by two black males, one of whom was armed with a .32 caliber revolver. The robbers stole approximately $160 in currency, a check made payable to the store, some register receipts, and two cartons of Kool cigarettes. The robbery was reported to the Birmingham police through the use of a silent alarm wired to the cash register. A radio dispatch was broadcast concerning…