Legal Opinion

Polk v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided December 14, 1984PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AKER, Justice.

The appellants, Lillie Mae Polk and Grace Marie Polk, were tried as co-defendants on the charges of first-degree burglary and first-degree assault. The appellants were found guilty of both offenses and were sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment on each count, with the sentences ordered to run consecutively for a total of forty years’ imprisonment. The appellants’ motion to consolidate their appeal was granted, and they appeal as a matter of right. We affirm the convictions.

The appellants allege that their convictions of both first-degree burglary and first-degree assault under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Whorton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Hunt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960

3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Drinkard v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Taylor v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Meece v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Crayton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Wilson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1985

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