Legal Opinion

Dillard v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1999No. 95-SC-843-MRPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, Justice.

Appellant, Nakia Corneal Dillard, was convicted in the Christian Circuit Court of the kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder of Steve Marquess, and of the kidnapping of Tracey Geordan. The jury deadlocked on whether he was also guilty of the attempted rape and murder of Geor-dan. Appellant was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for each of his convictions of the offenses committed against Marquess. The sentences were ordered to be served consecutively for a total of sixty years. Sentencing for the conviction of kidnapping Geordan was reserved until a retrial of…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by28 opinions

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