Alexander v. State

The appellant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. He argues that his conviction should be reversed for three reasons.

I

"The fact that a defendant has an attorney does not mean, as a per se rule, that law enforcement officials cannot procure a statement of any kind from the defendant without prior notice to, if not the consent of, the attorney." This rule was fully discussed and applied in Thompson v. State,347 So.2d 1371 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 347 So.2d 1377 (Ala. 1977). In Brewer v. Williams, 430 U.S. 387, 97 S.Ct. 1232, 1243,51 L.Ed.2d 424 (1977),…