Legal Opinion

Cherry v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 19, 2015No. 2013-SC-000201-MRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE NOBLE

The Appellant, John David Cherry, Jr., was convicted of murder, first-degree wanton endangerment, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, trafficking in marijuana less than eight ounces, and possession of a controlled substance not in its original container. He was sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, he challenges his convictions on several grounds as set forth below. Finding no reversible error, this Court affirms.

I. Background

Cherry testified that the events in this…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EnglishKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Winstead v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Springer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Adkins v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Ernst v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Davidson v. CommonwealthMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  2. Paul T. Elam Jr v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Evan Lockhart v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. Cherry v. Com. of Ky.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2018
  5. Arrin Edward Bush v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2022

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