Williams v. State

Fredrick Eugene Williams was convicted of robbery in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-8-41, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced, pursuant to the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Williams argues that the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction that, he says, conflicted with the indictment against him. The indictment against Williams reads as follows:

"Fredrick Eugene Williams . . . . did, in the course of committing a theft of lawful money or currency of the United States of America, . . ., the property of Christopher Rashon…