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Phon v. Com. of Ky.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 26, 2018No. 2016-SC-000468-DGPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER

In August of 1996, Sophal Phon (Phon), along with four other gang members, participated in the brutal murder of two people and the deadly assault of a twelve-year-old girl. Phon was under the age of eighteen at the time of the murders. He ultimately entered a guilty plea before the Warren Circuit Court and a jury was empaneled for a sentencing hearing. After a full opportunity to present evidence, the jury recommended that Phon be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ("LWOP"). The Warren Circuit Court sentenced Phon…

2Cases cited85 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Prescott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2019
  2. Alennis Isby v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023
  3. Alexander Bloyer v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2020
  4. Alexander Bloyer v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2022
  5. Andre Shephard v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023

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