Williams v. Commonwealth

CLAYTON, Justice.

On April 5, 1977, Charles Ervin Williams was convicted for the armed robbery of a Louisville restaurant and the murder of one of its patrons, receiving the maximum life sentence for each crime.1 He now appeals, presenting four questions for our consideration. Of these, the only one which requires extensive discussion is whether the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s failure to provide the defense with information supportive of its claim that the prosecution obtained vacation of a conviction against its key witness in exchange for his testimony, deprived Charles of a fair trial. We…