Willis v. State

The grand jury of Montgomery County indicted the appellant, Sylvester Willis, for the offense of robbery in the first degree in violation of Ala. Code § 13A-8-4 (1975). On March 15, 1982, the appellant filed a written waiver of arraignment and a written plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. On April 8, 1982, the appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty as charged in the indictment. On April 30, 1982, the appellant was sentenced to 99 years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary in accordance with the Habitual Felony Offenders Act.

At the close of the state's…