Douglas v. Commonwealth

CLAYTON, Justice.

On December 31, 1977, two armed black males entered the Holiday Inn Southeast in Jefferson County, where they forced three employes to hand over their wallets and emptied the motel cash register. Appellants were jointly tried for these offenses in Jefferson Circuit Court. Johnny Ray Douglas was convicted on four counts of first-degree robbery and sentenced to imprisonment for 40 years. Jesse Irvin Payne was found guilty on four counts of first-degree robbery and one count of being a second-degree persistent felony offender and sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment.

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