Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Davis
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 2000No. 98-SC-0164-DGPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSTONE, Justice.
The Kenton Circuit Court denied Charles Edward Davis’s RCr 11.42 relief from his 1990 murder conviction based solely on the trial record. He successfully appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals that part of the order which denied him a hearing. This Court granted discretionary review pursuant to CR 76.20. Subsequent to filing his reply brief, Davis moved to cite supplemental authority. After careful consideration, the motion is denied. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the Court of Appeals.
Davis was convicted of the murder of Anthony Wayne Oden and sentenced to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hayes v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1981
- Shannon v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
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