Legal Opinion
Skaggs v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1985Published
1Opinion of the Court
694 S.W.2d 672 (1985)
David Leroy SKAGGS, Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Kentucky.
May 23, 1985.
Rehearing Denied September 5, 1985.
Linda K. West, Asst. Public Advocate, Donna Boyce Proctor, Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, for appellant.
David L. Armstrong, Atty. Gen., Suzanne Guss, Christopher W. Johnson, Asst. Attys. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
Skaggs was convicted of the murders of Herman Matthews and his wife, Mae Matthews. He was sentenced to death for both crimes.
Herman Matthews was a 76-year-old, semi-retired scrap metal dealer.…
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