WATKINS v. COM.

No. 2000-SC-1143-MR.

105 S.W.3d 449 (2003)

Gary WATKINS, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Palombi, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, for Appellant.

A.B. Chandler III, Attorney General of Kentucky, Courtney J. Hightower, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice LAMBERT.

Appellant, Gary Watkins, Jr., was convicted by a Hart Circuit Court jury of theft by unlawful taking over $300, second degree escape, and of being a persistent felony offender (PFO). He was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. He appeals as a matter of right.1

On May 20, 2000, Appellant was an inmate in the Hart County jail, and he worked in the jail kitchen. On that day, Appellant...

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