Burdette v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

The appellant, Gladys Burdette, was jointly indicted with John Violet for the crime of robbery, and on her trial was convicted, and sentenced to a term of two years in the penitentiary... Before she. .was. arrested, John Violet was killed while engaged in the commission of a robbery in Louisville, Ky.

On March 15, 1934, appellant and Violet went to the place of business of the Columbia Motor Company in Columbia, Adair county, Ky., and stated that they wanted to look at a used car. Mr. Lewis Coffey, manager of the company, told them that he did not…