Bailey v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

In a four-count indictment the appellant was accused of the murder and the armed robbery of James Harold Wilkins on February 25, 1972. He was also accused of the armed robbery of Franklin Jones on March 1, 1972, and of the offense on that same date of operating a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner.

All counts of the indictment were tried together and he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Wilkins and sentenced to twenty-one years. He was convicted of armed assault with intent to rob Wilkins and sentenced to ninety-nine years. He was convicted…