Ray v. Commonwealth

CLAYTON, Justice.

Mrs. Iveta Sprowles was working in a liquor store in Springfield, Kentucky, on September 26, 1975, when three black men entered, struck her unconscious, and robbed her of personal items and cash, as well as cash and checks from the store’s cash register. Mrs. Sprowles subsequently identified as a participant in the robbery the appellant, Milton Ray, Jr., resulting in his indictment and ultimate conviction of first-degree robbery, for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years. He appeals, alleging three separate grounds for reversal.

Appellant first complains the…