Johnson v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Robbery; sentence: ten years imprisonment.

*1188On April 4, 1977, Ms. Nellie Jordan, an employee of the Big Apple Fruit Stand in Jefferson County, Alabama, was forced at knife point to open the cash register by a young black male. Forty dollars in cash was stolen from the register. Ms. Jordan testified that, at approximately 12:00 noon, appellant, whom she had never seen before, entered the store alone and asked for the owner, Ted Williams. Ms. Jordan, who was alone in the store, told appellant Williams was not in. Appellant made a purchase of cookies and exited the store. About 2:00…