Griffin v. State

This appeal is taken from a conviction of robbery and jury sentence of thirty years' imprisonment. The appellant is represented both at trial and on appeal by court appointed counsel.

Two issues are presented for review: (1) The suggestiveness of the preindictment line-up procedure and (2) the constitutionality of the manner in which the grand and petit juries of Mobile County were selected.

At approximately 6:30 on the evening of January 4, 1977, three men participated in the robbery of Tom's Dairy Freeze in Pritchard, Alabama. Juanita Barron testified that the appellant came to the customer…