RINGSTAFF v. COMMONWEALTH


275 S.W.2d 946 (1955)

Charles RINGSTAFF, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Karnes, Paducah, for appellant.

J. D. Buckman, Jr., Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roy N. Vance, Commonwealth Atty., Paducah, for appellee.


MONTGOMERY, Justice.

Charles Ringstaff, J. B. Riley, and James Stuart were indicted jointly for the offense of unlawfully, feloniously, and maliciously assaulting another with an offensive weapon or other instrument, with intent to rob. The defendants Stuart and Riley filed a motion that each be tried separately, which motion was sustained, and the Commonwealth elected to try Charles Ringstaff first. A verdict was returned fixing his punishment at twenty-one years...

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