Bishop v. Commonwealth

PARK, Judge.

The appellant, Charles Lee Bishop, appeals from a judgment of conviction of robbery in the first degree (KRS 515.020) and kidnapping (KRS 509.040). Bishop was tried and convicted by a jury which fixed the maximum term of imprisonment at ten years on each charge. The Fulton Circuit Court imposed a sentence of imprisonment for each offense and directed that the sentences were to be served consecutively.

Both charges against Bishop arise out of the robbery of Cecil’s IGA Supermarket near the City of Fulton on the evening of October 29, 1975, shortly before closing time. On the trial…