Commonwealth v. Basnight

McDonald, judge.

This is an appeal and cross-appeal testing the appropriateness of the circuit court’s grant of partial relief to Howard E. Bas-night, pursuant to his RCr 11.42 motion for post-conviction relief, and Basnight’s cross-appeal demanding relief from all of his convictions.

The matters under consideration are complex and confusing, so it will be necessary for us to devote more than the ordinary time and space for a thorough understanding of the facts of this unusual case.

Procedural Background

On October 14, 1980, a jury returned the following verdicts of guilty convictions against…