Section 13A-8-40
Definitions.
(a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-8-1 are applicable to this article unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) "In the course of committing a theft" embraces acts which occur in an attempt to commit or the commission of theft, or in immediate flight after the attempt or commission.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §3301.)