Legal Opinion
Dorton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 4, 1968PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OSBORNE, Judge.
Petitioner made application to the Boyd Circuit Court for relief under RCr 11.42. After an extensive hearing, the court made exhaustive findings of fact and conclusions of law and denied relief. From the judgment of the circuit court, petitioner appeals to this court.
The charge against petitioner was wilful murder. To this charge he entered a plea of guilty and received a sentence of life imprisonment. No useful purpose would be served by a long recitation of the facts in this case. The crime was heinous and guilt of the accused is certain.
His main contention presently before…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- David Busby v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Nathaniel Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Haight v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
- Amill Andrew Smith v. Dewey Sowders, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Hodge v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. BussellKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
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