Carstarphen v. State

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Landria Shuntel Carstar-phen, was convicted of robbery in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary.

The state’s evidence tended to show that on July 16,1993, the appellant robbed Bobbie Jo Smith, a cashier at Bosun Joe’s Restaurant in Mobile. Smith testified that at about 10:00 a.m. the appellant entered the restaurant. He asked if the assistant manager, *785Chris, was there and she told him he was not. He then asked if the owner, Ricky, was there and she told him he also was not.…