Arnold v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice GRAVES.

A jury of the Fayette Circuit Court convicted Appellant, Stephen Robert Arnold, of First Degree Assault and First Degree Unlawful Imprisonment. For these crimes, Appellant was sentenced to a total of twenty-three years imprisonment. Appellant now appeals to this Court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b). For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm Appellant’s convictions.

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