Legal Opinion
Whorton v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1978PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Chief Justice.
Harold Whorton appeals from a judgment sentencing him to consecutive terms aggregating 230 years of imprisonment pursuant to a verdict finding him guilty on 10 counts of lst-degree robbery, two counts of lst-degree wanton endangerment, and two counts of lst-degree attempted robbery.
The various charges grew out of three separate incidents. At a pre-daylight hour *629on May 15, 1976, a black male entered the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop in or near Shively carrying a pistol in one hand and a knife in the other. He proceeded to rob the store and three of its employes. The three…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Taylor v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Cox v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- Merritt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Sherley v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Kentucky v. WhortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gall v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
- Ronald Krzeminski v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent, Marion Correction FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Meece v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
- State v. Fausto Camacho (072525)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2014
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