Coffey v. Commonwealth

Billy Wayne Coffey, the defendant, appeals from a judgment order revolting the suspension of a penitentiary sentence earlier imposed upon him by the trial court.

On November 7, 1966, the defendant was convicted of the offense of concealing stolen goods and was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary. On the same date, he was also convicted of statutory burglary and was sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary, the sentence “to be computed from the date of expiration of sentence” imposed for concealing stolen goods. However, the judgment order imposing the sentence for…