Thomas v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Thomas v. Commonwealth

487 S.W.2d 954, 1972 Ky. LEXIS 103

CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky

DecidedNovember 3, 1972

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Thomas v. Commonwealth, 487 S.W.2d 954, 1972 Ky. LEXIS 103 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972).

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Opinion

PALMORE, Justice.

The appellant was tried and convicted on all three counts of an indictment charging him with operating an automobile without the owner’s consent, KRS 433.220, maliciously burning the automobile, KRS 433.-030, and storehouse breaking, KRS 433.190.

The question is whether evidence of a prior conviction for armed robbery, KRS 433.140, was admissible under the rationale [955]*955of Cotton v. Commonwealth, Ky., 454 S.W. 2d 698, 701 (1970), for purposes of impeachment. The answer is yes.

The judgment is affirmed.

All concur.

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