Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 2015No. 2014-SC-000223-MRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Tawaiin Lewis appeals from his convictions of two' counts of intentional murder, two counts of assault in the'first degree, and one count of wanton endangerment in the first degree. On appeal, he argues that the trial court made five errors warranting reversal of his conviction and one error warranting reversal of his'sentencing.. Having reviewed the record, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND.

On September 23, 2009, Lewis approached an apartment building on Saddle-brook Lane in Louisville, Kentucky. As they often did, Jonte Johnson (Jonte); his cousins, Dejuan Johnson (Dejuan) and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. ThompsonKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Martin v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
  5. United States v. Lewis Francis (97-1129) and Louay Francis (97-1130)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by11 opinions

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