Peace v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the Court
STEINFELD, Chief Justice.
Appellant Damon Peace, age 31 years, was convicted of murdering his wife, Mary Peace, age 20 years, his son Damon Clark Peace and his daughter Zola Peace, ages 4 years and 3 years respectively. (KRS 435.010.) Damon and Mary had been married about five years and had two other children, one 18 months old and the other 3 months old. Peace was sentenced to life imprisonment. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled. He appeals. We affirm.
Damon’s principal argument for reversal is that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, wherefore it is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Dolan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Hunt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Koonce v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Harness v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
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- Caine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
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