Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1980PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAYTON, Justice.
Appellant, Hubert Barrett, was indicted along with his brother, Robert Barrett, and Lee Abell for first-degree robbery. Appellant was convicted of this offense as well as for being a second-degree persistent felony offender by the Kenton Circuit Court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
On the evening of February 16, 1979, the trio of appellant, Robert Barrett, and Lee Abell met at the “Sly Fox” Lounge in Er-langer, Kentucky. After three or four hours of socializing they left in Abell’s car and patronized two more bars, “The Pad” and “Big Daddy’s.” What transpired after…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Parsley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Holt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Beaty v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Epperson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. WillisKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. MaddoxKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
- Turner v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
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