Baker v. Commonwealth

PALMORE, Chief Justice.

Hank Baker and James Lowe were jointly indicted, tried and found guilty of storehouse breaking, KRS 433.190. Their punishment was fixed by a jury at one year in the penitentiary. On its own motion, as authorized by RCr 10.02(2), the trial court set the verdict aside and directed a new trial, which again resulted in a finding of guilty and sentence of one year as to each of the two defendants. They appeal from judgments entered accordingly. For convenience, we are disposing of the appeals in separate opinions. This one deals with Baker. See also Lowe v. Com., Ky., 500…