Legal Opinion

Tamme v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 3, 1998No. 94-SC-637-MRPublishedCited by 184 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted in the Fayette Circuit Court of two counts of murder and was sentenced to death on each count. He appeals to this Court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b); KRS 532.075. He raises ninety-nine (99) issues on appeal. For convenience, we have organized these issues into twelve categories. Many of Appellant’s claims of error are preserved, but most are not. To the extent that an issue is unpreserved, it has been reviewed in accordance with the standard enunciated in Cosby v. Commonwealth, Ky., 776 S.W.2d 367, 369 (1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S.…

2Cases cited116 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by184 opinions

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  5. Stopher v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001

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