Jordan v. Commonwealth

GANT, Justice.

Appellant was tried in the Shelby Circuit Court under a single indictment charging him with the offenses of first degree escape, first degree burglary, first degree robbery, first degree unlawful imprisonment, and theft by unlawful taking. He was also charged as a first degree persistent felony offender. On the day of trial, he entered a plea of guilty to the theft charge and was tried on the remaining substantive charges. The jury found him guilty on all those counts, fixing his punishment at 10 years for escape, 15 years on the burglary, 15 years on the robbery, five years on…