Case Name: David THOMAS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1972-11-03
Citations: 487 S.W.2d 954
Docket Number: 
Parties: David THOMAS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.
Judges: All concur.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 487
Pages: 954–955

Head Matter:
David THOMAS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky.
Nov. 3, 1972.
John M. Lawrence, Duerson & Lawrence, Berea, for appellant.
Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Patrick B. Kimberlin, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

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 of 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.