Dowdle v. Commonwealth

COOPER, Judge.

Thomas Dowdle appeals from his conviction of kidnapping in violation of KRS 509.-040 and the ten (10) years sentence which was imposed as a result of that conviction. He was indicted for this offense along with James Grimes, Larry Corya and Ron Som-horst. Larry Corya and Ron Somhorst have pleaded guilty to the same charge and received ten (10) year sentences. The record reveals that the four named above met in the Somhorst apartment on March 1, 1975, and devised a plan to rob an A & P grocery store located in Covington, Kentucky. According to the plan, Corya and Somhorst were to…