Legal Opinion
Thacker v. Bordenkircher
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1979No. Nos. 78-3150, 78-3430PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
These two appeals were consolidated for oral argument after separate briefing. The *641sole issue in both appeals relates to representation by a single attorney of more than one defendant in a criminal trial. The defendants were indicted and jointly tried in the Circuit Court of Pike County, Kentucky for the shotgun slaying of Dennie Lee Justice. The jury found Terrell Thacker guilty of willful murder and Malcolm Thacker guilty of aiding and abetting in the commission of the murder. Both convictions were affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Thacker v. Commonwealth,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- LeBeouf Bros. Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. LaRicheCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Malcolm Thacker v. Donald E. Bordenkircher, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
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- Walker v. GarringtonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1981
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