Minor v. Commonwealth

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Judge.

This is a belated appeal granted by the Jefferson Circuit Court in a hearing on appellant’s RCr 11.42 motion to vacate a 1969 conviction on charges of armed robbery and wilful murder. The appellant was given two life sentences. He presents two arguments in an effort to reverse his conviction. First he contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of the jury; and second, he insists that the attorney for the Commonwealth made inflammatory and prejudicial argument.

While there was some confusion in the identification of the appellant and his…