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BOYD v. COMMONWEALTH

521 S.W.2d 84 (1975)

William BOYD, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 21, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neville M. Tucker, Louisville, for appellant.

Ed. W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Raymond Larson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

At the conclusion of the second stage of a bifurcated trial, the jury was instructed on KRS 431.190, the Habitual Criminal Act. The jury found the appellant had been convicted of two previous felonies and imposed a life sentence in accordance with the instructions. The appellant asserts error in the habitual criminal instructions (he did not testify and admit the prior convictions). The instructions given by the trial court failed to state that...

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