Legal Opinion
Edgar Hernandez v. Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 2026No. 2024-SC-0414Published
1Opinion of the Court
RENDERED: FEBRUARY 19, 2026 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2024-SC-0414-MR EDGAR HERNANDEZ APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE JENNIFER WILCOX, JUDGE NO. 22-CR-002245 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE NICKELL AFFIRMING Edgar Hernandez entered a conditional guilty plea pursuant to RCr 1 8.09 to two counts of murder and one count of tampering with physical evidence. Within his guilty plea, he reserved the right to appeal from the denial of his pretrial suppression motion. The trial court sentenced him to the negotiated term of…
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