Birdsong v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ronald Birdsong received a twelve-year sentence following a jury conviction for Robbery, Second-Degree and Persistent *48Felony Offender, First-Degree. This Court granted discretionary review to address whether a defendant’s intimidating conduct, to wit: aggression against inanimate objects — without an explicit threat of bodily harm to a person — is sufficient force to constitute Robbery, Second-Degree. We find it is.

Facts

On June 21, 2005, with a bandana over his nose and mouth, Ronald Birdsong ran into the Fifth Third Bank on Bryan Station Road in Lexington, Kentucky. He…