Russell v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellant, Erin Robert Russell, was convicted upon two counts of a three-count indictment, each count alleging that he had knowingly received stolen property as denounced by KRS 433.290. The judgment directed that the two five-year sentences imposed by the jury be served consecutively.

Appellant contends that the trial judge erred in failing to grant him a postponement of the trial. RCr 9.04. In support of this ground he urges that, due to his excessive use of alcoholic beverages, he was neither able to assist his attorney with the preparation of his defense nor to…