Wright v. Commonwealth

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Thomas Sullivan Wright was convicted on a charge of armed assault with intent to rob, KRS 433.150, and on a charge of having previously been convicted of a felony, KRS 431.190. His punishment was fixed at a term of 20 years in the penitentiary, which was double the time of the sentence under the prior conviction and was the lowest penalty that could have been imposed upon the finding of guilt on both charges. Wright appeals from the judgment of conviction, asserting three grounds of error.

The first ground relates to the fact that at the opening of the trial the court…