Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McGorman
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 2016No. 2013-SC-000149-DG AND 2013-SC-000818-DGPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES
In September 2001, a Madison County jury found Christopher McGorman Jr. guilty of murder, first-degree burglary, and defacing a firearm. In accord with the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced McGorman to life in prison (murder), ten years (first-degree burglary), and twelve months (defacing a firearm), with each sentence to run concurrently. McGorman appealed his conviction and sentence to this Court, and we affirmed in an unpublished Opinion.1 Dissatisfied with the performance of his .pre-trial and trial counsel, McGorman filed a Kentucky…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Porter v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by53 opinions
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