Pace v. Commonwealth

STERNBERG, Justice.

On January 20, 1981, appellant Garland Pace was indicted by the Harlan County Grand Jury for the offenses of:

Count 1 — Murder (KRS 507.020);

Count 2 — First-degree assault (KRS 508.-010);

Count 3 — First-degree assault (KRS 508.-010); and

Count 4 — Persistent felony offender in the second degree (KRS 582.080).

After a five-day trial appellant was found guilty under Count 1 of second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, found guilty under Count 2 of first-degree assault and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, found guilty under Count 3 of third-degree…