Opinion ID: 1132939
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: was the sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole, of a sixteen year old male convicted of armed robbery, cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment?

Text: Appellant White was the one who actually poked the pistol into Deirde McCrory's ribs and threatened her with death if she did not drive on. He was also the one who actually robbed her at gunpoint. This Court can take judicial notice that it has recently affirmed Appellant White's conviction for the kidnapping of the same victim by this same Appellant White. Officer Husbands testified that when White confessed to the armed robbery, White also stated that they had planned to kill their victim. This was a heinous crime and we do not feel that life imprisonment is a cruel and unusual punishment under the proven facts of this case. There being no reversible error in the trial of this case, the conviction and sentence are affirmed. AFFIRMED. PATTERSON, C.J., SMITH, P.J., and SUGG, WALKER, BROOM, LEE, BOWLING and COFER, JJ., concur.