Legal Opinion

Haight v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided April 26, 2001No. 1998-SC-0931-MRPublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal seeks post-conviction relief from an order denying Haight a hearing *441on his RCr 11.42 motion, denying him an opportunity to amend or supplement his motion, denying a request for discovery, denying him funds for experts, as well as denying the motion itself.

Haight has been the subject of three published Opinions of this Court. His first conviction was reversed by a majority of this Court in Haight v. Commonwealth, Ky., 760 S.W.2d 84 (1988). Subsequently, Haight sought a ruling that would require the Commonwealth not to seek the death penalty upon retrial. This…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  5. Hodge v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003

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