Queen v. Commonwealth

JONES, Justice.

Larry Queen appeals from a judgment sentencing him to 20 years’ imprisonment pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of armed robbery. KRS 515.-020(l)(c). Queen claims error as grounds for reversal as follows: (1) there was no evidence that he used or threatened to use physical force with the intent of accomplishing a theft; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to admit the testimony of a co-in-dictee.

The evidence reveals that about 1 A.M. on Sunday, May 3, 1976, Queen went to the home of Ethel Lyons and her six children. The lights in the house were out except for the…