Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1983Published
1Opinion of the Court
652 S.W.2d 78 (1983)
Lewis Earl THOMPSON, Jr., Movant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Kentucky.
June 15, 1983.
Nicholas N. King, Franklin & King, P.S.C., Louisville, for movant.
Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Linda Carnes Wimberly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for respondent.
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAW
GANT, Justice.
At the outset of this opinion, we note that this case arises from a certification of the law by the Court of Appeals on application therefor by the Commonwealth. Discretionary review was granted by the court, which we have chosen to honor despite the fact that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. James H. BurksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- O'BRYAN v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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