Legal Opinion
Niemeyer v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 6, 1976PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Justice.
The appellants, Niemeyer and Tolbert, were tried and convicted of rape and their sentences fixed at life imprisonment. The only serious question presented by their appeal concerns the admission of testimony elicited by the Commonwealth’s Attorney during his questioning of the prosecutrix, the arresting officer and the appellants, and comments made during his closing argument.
Niemeyer and Tolbert were among a group of men who participated in the gang-style rape of Karen Zerhusen, the prosecu-trix. At the time of the assault she and her fiancé were seated in a car parked in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Abernathy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Cessna v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. McIntoshKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
- Moore v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
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