Legal Opinion
Perdue v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided August 22, 2002No. 2000-SC-0505-MRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSTONE, Justice.
The main issue in this case is whether Appellant’s right to a speedy sentencing under RCr 11.02 and the U.S. Constitution was violated by a fifty-four (54) month delay after Perdue’s sentence was reversed and his case remanded for a new sentencing hearing. Because the delay did not prejudice Perdue, we conclude that the rule was not violated and affirm the trial court.
Perdue was convicted of complicity to arson and complicity to commit murder and was sentenced to death. Perdue v. Commonwealth, Ky., 916 S.W.2d 148 (1995), cert. denied, 519 U.S. 855, 117 S.Ct. 151, 136…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Jolly v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Jolly v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- Perdue v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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