Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1994No. 89-SC-703-MRPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Justice.
Clawvern Jacobs appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted him of capital murder, kidnapping, and attempted first-degree rape. He was sentenced to death for capital murder, life imprisonment for the charge of kidnapping, and 20 years on the charge of attempted rape in the first degree.
The charges contained in the indictment were for the murder, kidnapping, and attempted rape of Judy Howard, a student at Alice Lloyd College. The prosecution presented evidence that the victim, while walking alone back to her dormitory at the college, was approached by…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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