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TIMMONS v. COMMONWEALTH

555 S.W.2d 234 (1977)

James Howard TIMMONS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Emory Farley, Public Defender, William M. Radigan, Asst. Public Defender, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Raymond M. Larson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

PALMORE, Justice.

James Howard Timmons appeals from judgments entered pursuant to a verdict finding him guilty of first-degree unlawful imprisonment (KRS 509.020) and murder (KRS 507.020) and fixing his punishment at five years' imprisonment and life imprisonment, respectively. The two charges were tried together.

The case arose out of the abduction and death of a three-year-old boy named Eddy Belt.

Timmons did not testify, and except for the abduction...

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