Rice v. State

The appellant, Phillip Ray Rice, was convicted of first degree robbery, a violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. Pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, §13A-5-9(c)(2), Code of Alabama 1975, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The state's evidence tended to show that on November 19, 1991, Anna Vernon was employed as a cashier at the Delta Mart convenience store in Mobile County. At 12:30 a.m. the following morning, the appellant came into the store and asked to use the restroom. The appellant then went to the cooler and returned to the register with a six-pack of beer. Vernon…