Bell v. State

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On December 17, 1982, the appellant, Freddie Lee Bell, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Mobile County, Alabama, for robbery in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. Appellant was subsequently arraigned on February 11, 1983, at which time he entered a plea of not guilty. His jury trial commenced on March 31, 1983, and on April 1, 1983, the jury found him guilty as charged in the indictment. The trial judge set a sentencing hearing for…