Hartsock v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of forgery and sentenced to imprisonment for two years. KRS 434.130(2).

Appellant predicates this appeal on these claims of error below: (1) lack of evidence corroborating the testimony of accomplices; (2) the failure to instruct the jury of the necessity for corroboration of the evidence of an accomplice; (3) the instruction given was improper, and (4) cumulative errors reflecting the failure to accord appellant a fair trial.

The appellant was jointly indicted with Douglas Yates and Walter Hall. The indictment charged that the three men uttered a…