BUTLER v. COMMONWEALTH


536 S.W.2d 139 (1976)

William Hansel BUTLER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence R. Fitzgerald, Deputy Public Defender, Paul G. Tobin, Jefferson Dist. Defender, Bart Adams, Staff Atty., Louisville, for appellant.

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Carl T. Miller, Jr., Deputy Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


PALMORE, Justice.

William Hansel Butler appeals from a judgment entered in accordance with a verdict finding him guilty on two counts of armed robbery1 and fixing his sentence at life imprisonment on each.

The only argument with enough substantiality to justify discussion is that the fruits of an illegal search were admitted in evidence against him.

The robberies took place at a pawn shop in Louisville on July 24, 1974...

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