Slone v. Commonwealth

HOWERTON, Judge.

Slone appeals from his conviction in the Pike Circuit Court for theft by unlawful taking over $100 and for being a first-degree persistent felony offender. Slone was sentenced to serve one year on the theft charge, and his punishment was enhanced to fourteen years for being a persistent felony offender.

Slone and Steve Hall were arrested and indicted for taking 36 cassette tapes, one carton of cigarettes, and a pistol from a vehicle owned by Gary Jones, which was parked outside the Professional Men’s Club in Pikeville. The police were notified of the break-in of the van, and…