Legal Opinion

Faught v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 24, 1970PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REED, Judge.

The appellant, Donald Lee Faught, was convicted by a jury of the willful murder of Bernard Nugent. The jury fixed the punishment at life imprisonment. • In this appeal Faught asserts that he was wrongfully denied the opportunity to review the testimony adduced before the grand jury that indicted him and that prejudicial error was committed during his trial. We have carefully reviewed the record and have concluded that the judgment must be affirmed.

According to the evidence introduced by the Commonwealth, Faught left a bar in Owensboro late on Saturday night and hailed a taxicab…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Napier v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
  2. Spriggs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
  3. Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  4. Sizemore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1961
  5. Tinsley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ratliff v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Cherry v. HallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971

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