Legal Opinion
Williams v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1982PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STERNBERG, Justice.
The Grand Jury of Jefferson County, Kentucky, on October 21, 1981, returned a four-count indictment against the appellant, George Howard Williams, charging him with one count of capital murder (KRS 507.020), two counts of robbery in the first degree (KRS 515.020), and one count of persistent felony offender in the first degree (KRS 532.080). The first and second counts were severed from the other counts. Counts three and four were tried separately. Appellant was found guilty and sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment. On this appeal appellant presents six alleged errors.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Loper v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by43 opinions
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