Kinmon v. Commonwealth

WADDILL, Commissioner.

The appellant, William Kinmon, was convicted of the crime of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. KRS 433.140. He relies upon the following grounds for reversal: (1) error in permitting amendment of the indictment; (2) insufficient proof of identification; and (3) the verdict is flagrantly against the evidence.

The record discloses that when the case was called for trial the prosecuting attorney, by agreement with appellant’s counsel and with the approval of the court, amended the indictment by inserting the date the offense was committed in lieu of an…