KNUCKLES v. COMMONWEALTH


261 S.W.2d 667 (1953)

KNUCKLES v. COMMONWEALTH.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 23, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. B. Johnson, J. K. Beasley, Harlan, for appellant.

Hon. J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Walter C. Herdman, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STEWART, Justice.

Lowell Knuckles was jointly indicted with Willis Bryant for the crime of assault with intent to rob by the use of an offensive weapon, a crime denounced by KRS 433.150. A severance having been granted by the Harlan Circuit Court, the Commonwealth elected to try Knuckles. The case was heard and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of twenty-one years.

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