Whalen v. Commonwealth

OPINION

MINTON, Judge.

A Clark Circuit Court jury convicted Thomas Henry Whalen of first-degree robbery, and the court sentenced him to fifteen years’ imprisonment. We affirm on direct appeal.

A man entered the Fast Stop Chevron in Winchester, Kentucky; approached the register; and told the cashier, Rose Newman, “I want all your f-ing money.” The man also pointed some type of object at Newman and stated, “I’ll blow all your all’s f-ing heads off.” Newman put the cash drawer on the counter, and the robber removed the contents. As the robber turned to leave, Newman pressed the panic button. AVhen…