Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 10, 1969PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEIKIRK, Judge.
James William Johnson was convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court of willful mur der and of being a habitual criminal under KRS 431.190, for which he was sentenced to life on each count. He appeals, urging as his grounds for reversal that: (1) Certain photographs of the victim were improperly admitted in evidence; (2) the accident report prepared by the investigating officer was improperly admitted in evidence ; (3) the trial court failed to sustain his motion for a separate trial on the habitual criminal charge; (4) the trial court should have limited the testimony on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Napier v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Cowan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Hardin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Garr v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Lynch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Strong v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974
- Stewart v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972
- Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974
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