Stroud v. Commonwealth

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Stroud of first-degree robbery and second-degree escape. He was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison.

The questions presented relate to the selection of the members of jury venire, the imposition of an enhanced sentence and whether the defendant was guilty of second-degree escape as a matter of law.

The robbery victim testified that he was approached by Stroud on a Louisville street who stuck a gun in his stomach and took $170 from him. Stroud testified in his own behalf to the effect that the…