Davis v. State

HARWOOD, Justice.

This appellant, Willie Lee Davis, and James Leroy Embrey, were jointly indicted for the crime of robbery. A severance was granted, and upon Embrey’s jury trial, he was adjudged guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. This judgment has been affirmed. See Embrey v. State, 283 Ala. 110, 214 So.2d 567.

This appellant’s trial resulted in a verdict and judgment of guilty, punishment being fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for thirty years.

Motion for a new trial being overruled, an appeal was perfected to this court.

The evidence presented by the state tends to show that…