Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 2002No. 2002-SC-0133-TGPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOPER, Justice.
On May 28, 1999, a Christian County grand jury indicted Appellant Edwardo Rodriguez on charges of murder, KRS 507.020, and Receiving a Stolen Firearm KRS 514.110(3)(a). Appellant was arraigned and pled not guilty to the charges. On May 16, 2001, Appellant changed his plea to guilty of murder in exchange for the prosecutor’s agreement to dismiss the firearm charge and recommend a twenty year prison sentence for the murder conviction. Final sentencing was subsequently scheduled for August 16, 2001. In the interim, Appellant dismissed his appointed public defender, retained…
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