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TROWEL v. COMMONWEALTH

550 S.W.2d 530 (1977)

George Leslie TROWEL, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

April 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence R. Fitzgerald, Deputy Public Defender, Louisville, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Patrick B. Kimberlin, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

PALMORE, Justice.

George Leslie Trowel, Jr., was convicted of murder under KRS 507.020(1)(a) and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, claiming among other things that the trial culminating in his conviction violated the constitutional protections against double jeopardy. Cf. Amendments 5 and 14, U.S. Constitution; Sec. 13, Kentucky Constitution.

On September 8, 1975, a grand jury of Franklin County indicted Trowel for the capital offense of murder during...

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