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ROYCE v. COM.

577 S.W.2d 615 (1979)

Acey ROYCE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Emory Farley, Public Advocate, Erwin W. Lewis, Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., James L. Dickinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

OPINION AND ORDER

PALMORE, Chief Justice.

Acey Royce was convicted by the Harlan Circuit Court and sentenced to 20 years in prison for 1st-degree manslaughter (KRS 507.030) and 1st-degree robbery (KRS 515.020), following which he appealed the judgment to this court as a matter of right. Const. Sec. 110(2)(b). On January 1, 1979, during the pendency of the appeal but before it had been scheduled for argument, Royce died. His counsel, the Public Advocate,...

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