Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1983PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAW
GANT, Justice.
This appeal arises on discretionary review from a certification of the law by the Court of Appeals. The facts of the case are not at issue. In May, 1975, Jackson entered a plea of guilty to the offense of armed robbery. In 1980, he was indicted for and entered a plea of guilty to possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and sentenced on that charge. On July 20, 1981, Jackson was indicted for burglary and also charged as a persistent felony offender in the first degree. The Jefferson Circuit Court ruled that the defendant could not be charged as a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Bowling Green v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Crafton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Heady v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
3Cited by16 opinions
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