Riley v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The grand jury of Breathitt County returned an indictment against Walter Riley and Ben King charging them with the crime of robbery. The accused were tried together, both were convicted, and the punishment of each was fixed at 21 years’ confinement in the state penitentiary.

The accusatory part of the indictment reads:

“The Grand Jury of Breathitt County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Walter Riley and Ben King of the crime of robbery committed in manner and form as follows, to-wit.”

In the body of the…