HOPEWELL v. COM.


641 S.W.2d 744 (1982)

Darnell HOPEWELL, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack E. Farley, Public Advocate, Edward C. Monahan, Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, for appellant.

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Linda Carnes Wimberly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STERNBERG, Justice.

Appellant Darnell Hopewell, on January 26, 1982, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Boone County, Kentucky, for the offense of robbery in the first degree (KRS 515.020) and for the offense of kidnapping (KRS 509.040). He was convicted on both offenses and sentenced to a total of 35 years in the penitentiary.

During the wee hours of the morning of December 31, 1981, appellant was driving a 1977 Buick in Boone County, Kentucky, with Harold...

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