STEPHENS v. COMMONWEALTH


550 S.W.2d 524 (1977)

Elmore STEPHENS et al., Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky. Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Hughes, Tackett, Keller, Hughes & Roney, Lexington, for appellants.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., William H. Mohr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

Elmore Stephens and John Bishop were convicted of kidnapping, KRS 509.040, and each sentenced to twenty years' confinement in the penitentiary. Robert Channels was convicted of being an accomplice to the kidnapping by Elmore Stephens and John Bishop and was sentenced to twenty years' confinement in the penitentiary. In addition, all three appellants were found guilty of reckless homicide, KRS 507.050, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary...

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