West v. Commonwealth

780 S.W.2d 600 (1989)

Charles Howard WEST, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

No. 87-SC-834-MR.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

September 28, 1989.

As Amended October 6, 1989.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1989.

Travis Combs, Jr., Grant M. Helman, and Laura P. Moore, LaGrange, for appellant.

Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen. and Joseph R. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Gregory C. Fuchs, for appellee.

LAMBERT, Justice.

Upon a jury verdict, appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a maximum term of twenty-two years imprisonment. The primary issue before this Court is whether we must…