Walker v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Robert Lee Walker was convicted of aggravated robbery and misdemeanor theft. He appeals this judgment and his sentence as a habitual offender to 35 years imprisonment for aggravated robbery and one year in jail and a fine of $1,000 for misdemeanor theft. His points on appeal are that his right to a trial by jury was unduly encumbered by the Habitual Offender Act following a severance of charges for trial purposes; that he was denied equal protection of the laws, since a presentence report depicting mitigating circumstances was not made available to the jury; and…