Stallworth v. State

Phillip Donald Stallworth was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced by the trial court to twelve years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

James Little, the victim of the robbery in question, identified Stallworth, the appellant herein, as one of the two men who committed the robbery. In a signed statement to the police, the appellant confessed his participation in the crime. At trial, he claimed that his confession was false and presented an alibi defense.

The sufficiency of the evidence for conviction is not challenged on appeal. Instead the appellant contends that, for several…