Legal Opinion

Renfro v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 16, 1995No. 93-SC-866-MRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STUMBO, Justice.

Appellant, John C. Renfro, was convicted of wanton murder, first-degree wanton endangerment, and second-degree wanton endangerment arising from a vehicular homicide. He was found to be a persistent felony offender and received a sentence of thirty years. Appellant appeals to this Court as a matter of right.

Appellant was charged with the murder of Shenita Smith. Appellant’s vehicle collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Fifth and Limestone in Lexington. The impact of Appellant’s vehicle propelled the other vehicle into Smith, a pedestrian. Smith' died as a result…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. West v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. McIntoshKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Crane v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Bowers v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Stringer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Hodge v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Davis v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Bennett v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. AlexanderKentucky Supreme Court · 1999

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