Legal Opinion
Carson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 2, 1964PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Donald Ray Carson was found guilty of the willful murder of Bobby Young upon a. jury trial in the Warren Circuit Court. The jury’s verdict fixed his punishment at death.
On this appeal Carson presents these grounds for reversal of the conviction: (1) Permitting the prosecution to excuse for cause those prospective jurors who expressed conscientious scruples against imposition of the death penalty; (2) admis sion of a photograph of the appellant; (3) admission of a photograph of the victim; (4) admission of a written statement given by appellant before he was taken before a…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
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