MARCUM v. COMMONWEALTH


473 S.W.2d 122 (1971)

James Willard MARCUM, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy W. House, Manchester, Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., M. Curran Clem, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEINFELD, Judge.

Appellant, James Willard Marcum, was found guilty of having robbed Orville "Buster" Young with the use of a deadly weapon in violation of KRS 433.140. He was sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary. From that judgment he appeals, attacking it on the basis that the instructions were not according to law, the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence and the Commonwealth Attorney made an improper closing argument.

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