Hopewell v. Commonwealth

STERNBERG, Justice.

Appellant Darnell Hopewell, on January 26, 1982, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Boone County, Kentucky, for the offense of robbery in the first degree (KRS 515.020) and for the offense of kidnapping (KRS 509.040). He was convicted on both offenses and sentenced to a total of 35 years in the penitentiary.

During the wee hours of the morning of December 31, 1981, appellant was driving a 1977 Buick in Boone County, Kentucky, with Harold Taylor as a passenger. He stopped at an Amoco service station at the intersection of Highway 338 and 1-75 to get some gas and oil. After…