Legal Opinion
Sherley v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1994No. 93-SC-348-MRPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Sherley of first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery and attempted second-degree burglary. He was found to be a persistent felony offender and sentenced to a total of 80 years in prison.
Sherley raises five claims of error which will be treated in sequence. The principal issue involves the standard of review to be applied under the circumstances of this case. The role of this Court is to review the direct appeal of the second trial. Previous trials *796and federal habeas corpus determinations regarding…
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