Legal Opinion
Cook v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 2004No. 2002-SC-0486-MRPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice COOPER.
On August 20, 2001, Billy Joe and Lisa Rains were standing in the front yard of their home on Bee Creek Road in Whitley County, Kentucky, when a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette automobile operated by Appellant, Lester E. Cook, Jr., drove into their yard, striking and killing Mrs. Rains. Appellant was subsequently convicted by a Whitley Circuit Court jury of wanton murder, KRS 507.020(l)(b), and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He appeals to this Court as a matter of right, Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b), contending that the trial court erred by: (1) overruling his…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BenhamKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Harold McQueen Jr. v. Gene Scroggy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Commonwealth v. BurgeKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
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