Legal Opinion

Baraka v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 2006No. 2004-SC-0256-DGPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*314Opinion of the Court by

Justice GRAVES.

Appellant, Binta Maryam Baraka, entered conditional guilty pleas to second-degree manslaughter and being a persistent felony offender in the second degree. For these crimes, Appellant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment and we granted discretionary review. The sole issue presented before us is whether the trial court erred when making a pre-trial Daubert ruling regarding the medical examiner’s theory of “homicide by heart attack.” For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.

Appellant was indicted in Fayette…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Miller v. EldridgeKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Stringer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Terry v. Associated Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
  5. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Meece v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  3. State v. CommanderSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
  4. Stinnett v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Dillard v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2015

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