Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Leap
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 2005No. 2004-SC-000138-DGPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCOTT, Justice.
The Defendant-Appellee, Rickey D. Leap, was convicted of assault in the 4th degree, wanton endangerment in the 1st degree and of being a persistent felony offender (PFO) in the 1st degree. Upon appeal, the Court of Appeals remanded Leap’s convictions for wanton endangerment and as a PFO for further findings by the trial court regarding vacation of several of the convictions. The Commonwealth sought relief in this court and we granted discretionary review. We now reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the judgment of the trial court.
The victim, testified that after…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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