HON v. COM.


670 S.W.2d 851 (1984)

Ronnie K. HON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied July 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Emory Farley, Public Advocate, Larry H. Marshall, Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, for appellant.

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Rickie L. Pearson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The basic issue we decide on this appeal is whether the Commonwealth, in a persistent felony offender prosecution, must affirmatively prove that the defendant was at least eighteen years old when the previous crime(s) were committed. We answer this question in the affirmative and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Ronnie K. Hon was convicted of two counts of first degree burglary and was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment...

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