James v. State

Leslie Roy James was indicted for robbery in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment." He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole as a habitual felony offender.

Antonia Pierce testified that he was employed at the Thorne Service Station on Government Street in Mobile, Alabama, during the early morning hours of September 23, 1984. Around 2:30 a.m., the appellant came to the station and asked for a pack of cigarettes. Pierce, who had locked the station door, opened the door and gave the…