Legal Opinion

Soto v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 2004No. 2000-SC-0828-MRPublishedCited by 118 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, Justice.

Appellant, Miguel Soto, was convicted by an Oldham Circuit Court jury of the murders of his former mother- and father-in law, Edna and Armott Porter, the attempted murder of his ex-wife, Armotta Porter, the first-degree wanton endangerment of his three-year-old daughter, Brianna, the first-degree burglary of the Porter residence, and tampering with physical evidence. He was sentenced to death for each murder conviction, to twenty years imprisonment each for his convictions of attempted murder and first-degree burglary, and to five years imprisonment each for his convictions of…

2Cases cited145 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by118 opinions

  1. State v. BerryTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Brewer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
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  4. People v. MartinezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Ordway v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2013

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