Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 14, 1965PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Judge.
Maceo Davenport, a prisoner at the state penitentiary, appeals from an order of the Montgomery Circuit Court overruling his RCr 11.42 motion to set aside a judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal. KRS 431.190.
The motion alleged the following grounds: (1) Improper indictment, (2) Failure of the court to instruct on the whole law of the case, (3) Failure of the court to give written instructions, (4) Lack of evidence to corroborate the testimony of accomplices, (5) Refusal of the court to appoint counsel to defend, and (6) Noncompliance with KRS…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Maye v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Henley v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1981
- McKinney v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Fultz v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Ramsey v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Brister v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
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