Hopkins v. Commonwealth

PALMORE, Judge.

Joe Hopkins has been convicted and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on an indictment for carrying concealed a deadly weapon. KRS 435.230. The principal ground of his appeal is that he was prejudiced by the trial court’s refusal to grant him a continuance.

The indictment was returned on November 13, 1963. On November 18, 1963, an order was entered forfeiting his bail bond for failure to appear. On December 30, 1963, judgment was entered on the bond forfeiture, and at the same time Hopkins applied for and was admitted to bail on another bond. This application was made in his…