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Darnell v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided October 28, 1977PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Justice.

Charles (Chuck) Darnell and Michael (Mike) A. Nickel prosecute this appeal from judgments of conviction sentencing each of them to life imprisonment and two 20-year sentences pursuant to a jury verdict finding each of them guilty of murder and two counts of robbery in the first degree. See KRS 507.020(l)(a) and KRS 515.020. The trial court directed that the sentences be served consecutively.

Chuck and Mike present seven alleged errors in support of their argument for reversal. These issues will be discussed in the sequence presented in the briefs. However, before discussing the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Niemeyer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Brewer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Fox v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Murrell Toby Hockenbury, III v. Dewey Sowders, Superintendent, Kentucky State Penitentiary, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  2. Campbell v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Richter v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Pace v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1982
  5. State v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993

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