Sabiar v. State

Abdullah Abdus Sabiar was indicted for the capital offense of robbery/murder, in violation of § 13A-5-40(a)(2) Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant was found "guilty as charged" in the indictment by the jury and was sentenced by the court to life imprisonment without parole in the State penitentiary.

Nathan Madison, the manager of the Ensley Grill, was shot to death during a robbery at the Ensley Grill in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 16, 1986. This appellant was charged with capital murder.

On the night of the robbery/murder, Nathan Madison, the manager, and four others were working at the…