Barnett v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

The appellant, Robert Douglas Barnett, was convicted of third degree robbery and was sentenced under the Habitual Felony Offender Act to twenty years’ imprisonment.

The sole issue raised on appeal is appellant’s contention that the State failed to establish a prima facie case of third degree robbery.

The State presented evidence showing that, on July 15, 1982, at approximately 11:00 p.m., appellant and another companion entered the Kroger Supermarket in Opelika, Alabama. Bruce Rogers, a Kroger employee, was in an upstairs office and watched the appellant and his companion through…