Hibbs v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the Court
HAYES, Judge.
This case is before us on a direct appeal from the judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court by which appellant, Joseph Sylvester Hibbs, was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten (10) years for violation of KRS 515.020 (Robbery I) and from an order overruling his RCr 11.42 motion on the same subject matter. We have consolidated these appeals in this case only and do not recommend it is appropriate that the defendant in a criminal case be permitted to have two (2) appeals at the same time on the same case. The reason it is permitted here is because there is only one issue propounded…
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