Newton v. Commonwealth

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Larry Wade Newton was indicted and tried for the offense of first-degree robbery, KRS 515.020, and as a persistent felony offender in the first degree, KRS 532.-080(3).

The jury convicted Newton of first-degree robbery and fixed his punishment at 20 years’ imprisonment. In the second stage of the trial, he was convicted of being a persistent felony offender in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The sole question presented by Newton on this appeal is whether the Commonwealth proved the essential elements of conviction required by KRS 532.080.

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