Legal Opinion

Williams v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

569 S.W.2d 139 (1978)

Charles Ervin WILLIAMS, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 13, 1978.

Richard Louis Receveur, Asst. Public Defender, Louisville, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Victor Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

CLAYTON, Justice.

On April 5, 1977, Charles Ervin Williams was convicted for the armed robbery of a Louisville restaurant and the murder of one of its patrons, receiving the maximum life sentence for each crime.[1] He now appeals, presenting four questions for our consideration. Of these, the only one which…

Also in this document: Dissent · Jones; Dissent · Stephenson; Dissent · Sternberg.

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API