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ASKEW v. COM.

No. 85-SC-251-MR.

768 S.W.2d 51 (1989)

Robert Lee ASKEW, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

April 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Riddell, Julie Namkin, Asst. Public Advocates, Dept. of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, for appellant.

Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen., Connie V. Malone, David W. Mossbrook, Asst. Attys. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

LAMBERT, Justice.

Upon a jury verdict, Robert Lee Askew was convicted of robbery in the first degree and murder. He was sentenced to a term of twenty years in the penitentiary for the offense of robbery and to death by electrocution for the offense of murder. He appeals to this Court as a matter of right.

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