Hebert v. Commonwealth

PARK, Judge.

The appellant, Charles Lee Hebert, and his co-defendant, George Edward Jones, were both convicted by a jury on an indictment for first degree robbery. (KRS 515.-020). Hebert and Jones were charged with robbing the Clarksdale Grocery on July 23, 1976, by threatening the owner, Tom Gurtz, with physical force while armed with pistols. Based upon the jury verdict, the Jefferson Circuit Court entered judgment sentencing Hebert to nineteen years imprisonment. On this appeal, Hebert raises numerous allegations of error. At oral argument, reliance was placed upon two issues: (1) whether…