Bray v. Commonwealth

STEPHENSON, Justice.

John Michael Bray was convicted on six counts of first-degree robbery, KRS 515.-020. He was then convicted on six counts of being a first-degree persistent felony offender, KRS 532.080(3), and sentenced to life imprisonment on each count. We affirm the convictions for the first-degree robbery and reverse the convictions of persistent felony offender in the first degree.

On January 20, 1984, a man wearing a red ski mask entered a church during Wednesday evening services. The man displayed a pistol and robbed the six people present. Bray was arrested and subsequently…