Legal Opinion
Richards v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 8, 1974PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CATINNA, Commissioner.
Charles Rudy Richards appeals from a judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment pursuant to the verdict of a jury finding him guilty of murder.
On February 1, 1973, at about 8:40 p. m., the sheriff of Graves County received a telephone call from a Charles Richards, later identified as Charles Rudy Richards. This caller informed the sheriff that he had shot Desmond Carter. The sheriff testified: "I went to Desmond Carter’s home and went in and Desmond was dead and he was sitting in a kitchen table chair turned the best I remember a little bit sideways and he was sitting…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Henderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Trimble v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Hunt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Tate v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Matthews v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Moore v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
- Jewell v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Rene C. Martinez, Kenneth W. Noel, and Steven T. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Lynem v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
- Atwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
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