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Romans v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1977PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALMORE, Justice.

By separate indictments Harry Curtis Romans, Jr., was charged with the forcible rape of Lois Jean McClellan on, November 24, 1974, and of Doris June Burnett on December 7, 1974. KRS 435.090 (now superseded by the Kentucky Penal Code). Following a denial of his motion for separate trials the two charges were tried together and he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment on each. In this appeal he claims several prejudicial errors.

Romans admitted having had intercourse with Lois McClellan but denied that it was without her consent. His version was that he paid her…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Cotton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
  3. Niemeyer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Jeffcoat v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Jordan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Partin v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Johnson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Ordway v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Ratliff v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006

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