Meeks v. State

Full title: James E. MEEKS v. STATE

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Oct 12, 1982

434 So. 2d 843 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982)

Opinion

3 Div. 500.

August 24, 1982. Rehearing Denied October 12, 1982.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; William R. Gordon, Judge.

Paul R. Cooper of Cooper Cooper, Montgomery, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Billington M. Garrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant was indicted and convicted for robbery in the first degree (Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-8-41) and theft of property in the first degree (Section 13A-8-3). Sentence was thirty years' imprisonment as a habitual offender. The crimes occurred at Shoney's Restaurant in Montgomery.

The judgment of the circuit court is due to be affirmed on authority of Meeks v. State, 434 So.2d 836 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982).

AFFIRMED.

HARRIS, P.J., and TYSON, DeCARLO and BARRON, JJ., concur.

BOWEN, J., dissents.

BOWEN, Judge, dissenting.

I adhere to my dissent in Meeks v. State, 434 So.2d 836, 3 Div. 492 (Ala.Cr.App., July 27, 1982), and would remand for a probable cause determination.