Legal Opinion
Phon v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided July 13, 2001No. 2000-CA-000857-MRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Judge:
Sophal Phon appeals from the order of the Warren Circuit Court denying his motion for relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel pursuant to Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11.42. After reviewing Phon’s arguments in light of the record, we affirm.
On October 31, 1996, Phon, then sixteen years old, was transferred to Warren Circuit Court as a youthful offender. On November 13, 1996, he was indicted on several charges: two counts of murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree robbery and burglary. These charges arose from Phon’s execution-style shooting of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Gall v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. PhonKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Robbins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012
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- Sophal Phon v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2020