Rake v. Commonwealth

MILLIKEN, Judge.

The appellant, James Rake, twenty-eight years of age, was convicted of carrying concealed a deadly weapon, a .38-caliber revolver, in violation of KRS 435.230, and was given the maximum sentence. The issue on this appeal, ably presented by his court-appointed counsel, is the admission of testimony which tended to implicate Rake in another crime and the contention that its admission was so prejudicial it prevented him from having a fair trial.

Two police officers were alerted by a telephone call that Rake was armed and dangerous. Why they were so notified was not disclosed, but…