Wilson v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of grand larceny for automobile theft. KRS 433.220. The indictment charged two previous convictions of felony and appellant was sentenced to confinement for life as an habitual criminal. KRS 431.190.

A reversal of the judgment is now sought on the following grounds: (1) Appellant was not given the “Miranda warnings” at the time of his arrest; (2) an alleged out-of-court confession was not sufficiently corroborated; (3) proof of the two prior convictions constituted prejudicial error; (4) incompetent evidence was erroneously…