Larry Joe Ard v. State

Robbery; sentence: sixty years imprisonment. The evidence establishes that on November 23, 1977, the appellant robbed the Quick Shop in Attalla, Alabama. During the course
of that robbery, the appellant also robbed an employee of that business, Mildred Mae Brown. After taking the money from the
cash register and from Mrs. Brown's purse, he forced her into the back room of the store and attempted to rape her. During
the course of the attempted rape, she was beaten severely and suffered a broken rib and a broken finger. Approximately $327
was taken in the robbery.