Rowser v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted of the robbery of Patricia Leroy who managed the Eighth Avenue Quick Stop in Jefferson County, Alabama. Punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of ten years and judgment was entered accordingly.

The state's sole witness was Ms. Leroy who stated that on March 5, 1975, the appellant entered the Quick Stop, pulled a gun and demanded the money. Leroy took the money from the cash register, placed it in a paper sack, and gave it to the appellant who "said thank you and went out the door". Although Leroy saw the…