Knuckles v. Commonwealth

STEWART, Justice.

Lowell Knuckles was jointly indicted with Willis Bryant for the crime of assault with intent to rob by the use of an offensive weapon, a crime denounced by KRS 433.150. A severance having been granted by the Harlan Circuit Court, the Commonwealth elected to try Knuckles. The case was heard and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of twenty-one years.

Knuckles appeals from the judgment, urging these grounds for reversal: (a) That the overruling of his demurrer to the indictment was error; (b) that an abuse…