Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1977PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STERNBERG, Justice.
On January 12, 1976, Oscar Ray McDonald was indicted by the Grand Jury of Fayette County, Kentucky, for the December 3, 1975, killing of his stepfather. Appellant pled insanity. After a two-day trial he was found guilty of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. On this appeal appellant’s complaints are:
“I. Did appellant’s conviction of first degree manslaughter deny his right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution since the prosecution failed to prove his sanity beyond a reasonable doubt?
II. Did the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Partin v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
- Wilson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
- Foley v. Com.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1997
- Smith v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
- Anastasi v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1988
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