Legal Opinion

Fair v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided July 6, 1983PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AKER, Justice.

The appellant, William Eugene Fair, was convicted in Perry Circuit Court of second-degree escape, first-degree burglary, and three counts of theft by unlawful taking. The appellant appeals his convictions to this court as a matter of right. We reverse the convictions for theft by unlawful taking and affirm the remainder of the judgment of the Perry Circuit Court.

The appellant advances two assignments of error which we will review in this opinion.

The first issue to be discussed concerns the trial court’s failure to suppress statements made by the appellant allegedly in violation…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. Colonial Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
  3. Nichols v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
  4. Jacobs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  5. Eversole v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Amill Andrew Smith v. Dewey Sowders, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. State v. GarzaNebraska Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Ordway v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Bane v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  5. Wilson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2014

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