Brown v. Commonwealth

JONES, Justice.

On July 19, 1976, Larry Joseph Brown, alias Nathaniel Hardin, was indicted on three counts: first degree robbery (KRS 515.020); murder (KRS 507.020); and theft by unlawful taking (KRS 514.030). At a pre-trial conference by agreement of counsel, the indictment was amended to read: “Nathaniel Hardin alias Larry Joseph Brown.”

The jury found Brown guilty on all counts. It fixed his punishment at 20 years on the robbery conviction, life on the murder conviction, and 5 years on the theft conviction.

Brown asserts three grounds for reversal of the convictions: (1) error resulted when a…