Harris v. Commonwealth

Opinion

WILLIS, J.

Bobby Gene Harris was convicted in a jury trial held November 11 and 12, 1987 of robbery, grand larceny and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The jury fixed his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for fifty years on the robbery charge, two years on the firearm charge, and five years on the larceny charge, and sentence was imposed in accordance with the verdicts.

On November 16, 1987, the foreman of the jury, Mr. Finney, reported to the trial judge that he was troubled by some discussion that had occurred during the jury’s deliberations. The only record…