Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 1995No. 93-SC-908-MRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL K. MURPHY, Special Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the accused’s statement is inadmissible at trial under KRE 410 because it was made during plea discussions.
The facts are not in dispute. Sidney Roberts (Roberts) was arrested on September 1, 1992. He was a suspect in a series of armed robberies. Roberts gave a lengthy taped statement to the police while he was in custody on September 2,1992. Prior to giving the statement, Roberts was given his Miranda warning by Detective Duncan (Duncan) and executed a waiver of rights form. Roberts was worried about being charged as a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Wilson Arroyo-Angulo, Hugo Gomez, Jaime Rayo-Montano and Guillermo MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Ermil GrantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Jorge Serna and Steven John CinnanteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Workman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
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