State v. Kennedy

The appellant, Oren Kennedy, was tried under an indictment for armed robbery, burglary, and murder at the January 1978 Term of General Sessions for York County. He was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to two life terms plus twenty-five years, from which convictions and sentences he appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The testimony reflects that the appellant and others broke into the dwelling house of one Johnny White, through the locked front door, while a card game was in progress; that the intruders took from the persons in the room at gunpoint approximately $500.00;…