Legal Opinion
Dunbar v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1991No. 89-SC-680-MR, 89-SC-698-MRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Dunbar of two counts of murder and two counts of first-degree robbery, sentencing him to a total of 340 years; Gardner was convicted of two counts of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of first-degree robbery and sentenced to a total of 60 years.
Dunbar gave a taped statement to the police stating that he and Gardner decided to rob the store but never intended to kill anyone and admitted that both had guns. Dunbar said he took money from one man’s wallet and that Gardner took money from the…
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