Legal Opinion

Lycans v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1978PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STERNBERG, Justice.

The appellant was charged with and, in due time, pled guilty in the Pike Circuit Court to the offenses of armed robbery, malicious shooting at without wounding, malicious striking with intent to kill, escape from jail, and an attempt to escape from jail. His sentences were ordered to run concurrently. While in jail awaiting trial, appellant’s efforts to be released from custody on bail proved fruitless. Lycans v. Burke etc., Ky., 453 S.W.2d 8 (1970). Subsequent to his trial and sentencing, appellant filed two successive, unsuccessful RCr 11.42 motions to set aside the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stanley v. EllegoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  2. Commonwealth v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955
  3. Lycans v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974
  4. Dennis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1975
  5. Lycans v. BurkeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Chisolm v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Caudill v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Dean v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1989
  4. State v. CarlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Sherley v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1994

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