Jones v. State

Martin Lee Jones and Solomon Bryant were indicted separately for theft in the second degree in violation of § 13A-8-4, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury returned separate verdicts, each of which found the appellant guilty as charged. The trial judge sentenced appellant, Jones, to 22 years' imprisonment and appellant, Bryant, to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. Both appellants were sentenced as habitual offenders.

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on August 11, 1982, two black males and one black female entered "The Place" in Saraland, Alabama. The three subjects grabbed various articles of…