Rutland v. Commonwealth

STERNBERG, Justice.

On July 8, 1973, Mike Roark was murdered and Knight’s Gulf Service Station, where he was working, located at the intersection of 165 and 31W, south of Franklin, Kentucky, was robbed. On June 25, 1977, the appellant was indicted for murder (KRS 507.020) and first-degree robbery (KRS 515.020), pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Kentucky Penal Code. The Code was adopted and became effective on January 1, 1975, some year and a half subsequent to the commission of the subject offenses. Since the offenses were committed prior to the effective date of the Code, the trial…