RICHARDSON v. COMMONWEALTH


483 S.W.2d 105 (1972)

Bill RICHARDSON, a/k/a William Baxter and William Richey, Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 23, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Moore, Jerry F. Safford, Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore, Bowling Green, for appellants.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., John C. Ryan, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

Bill Richardson was convicted on six counts of forgery. He was sentenced to serve consecutively six three-year terms in the state reformatory. He appeals. We affirm.

Richardson argues here that the court erred by admitting in evidence a letter which tended to show that he was guilty of crimes other than those charged. It was written by Richardson while he was in jail awaiting trial; was addressed to the party upon whose account the...

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