Legal Opinion

Caudill v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 2003No. 2000-SC-0296-MR, 2000-SC-0297-MRPublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

AFFIRMING

Following a trial by jury in the Fayette Circuit Court, Appellants Virginia Susan Caudill and Johnathon Wayne Goforth were each convicted of murder, robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, arson in the second degree, and tampering with physical evidence. Each was sentenced to death for the murder conviction and to the maximum authorized penalties for the other four convictions. Both now appeal to this Court as a matter of right, Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b), KRS 532.075(1), asserting seventy-four claims of error. For the reasons explained herein,…

2Cases cited140 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by86 opinions

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