Sanders v. Commonwealth

MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant, William Sanders, was convicted by a Jessamine Circuit Court jury of first-degree robbery and of being a first-degree persistent felony offender. For these crimes, Appellant received a total sentence of 22 years’ imprisonment. Appellant now appeals to this Court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b).

Appellant asserts three arguments on appeal: (1) the trial court’s jury instruction on first-degree persistent felony offender was erroneous because it allowed the jury to convict him of that offense based on his conviction for possession of drug…