Bailey v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Charles E. Bailey was tried by a jury and convicted on a charge of armed assault with intent to rob. KRS 433.150. He was sentenced to serve fifteen years in the state reformatory. From that judgment he appeals. We affirm. Bailey’s sole ground for urging reversal is a claim that the court erred in denying his motion for a peremptory instruction of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction. Bailey argues that he took nothing from the complaining witness Robert F. Ward and there is no proof that he intended to commit a robbery.

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