Hall v. Commonwealth

*229SPAIN, Justice.

Ronnie Hall appeals his conviction by a jury in the Floyd Circuit Court of first-degree (armed) robbery, for which he was sentenced to confinement for fifteen (15) years. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment and we now do likewise, having granted discretionary review.

The first issue presented is whether the trial judge erred in not admonishing the jury sua sponte that the defendant’s admission of a prior felony could only be considered as it might affect his credibility as a witness. Inherent in the statement of the issue is the fact that the defendant did not request…