Lewis v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

The appellant Leon Lee Lewis, was convicted of the offense of grand larceny. KRS 433.220. He was sentenced to confinement for a period of three years. On this appeal he alleges error in the admission of evidence relating to a police lineup which was conducted when he was without counsel and he claims that the jury was coerced into reaching a verdict.

On November 26, 1969 four diamond rings were stolen from Roberts Jewelry *138Store in Louisville, Kentucky, by three young men who, under the guise of prospective customers, were looking at the rings and fled from the store with…