Legal Opinion
Norton v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 1, 1971PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Charged with the murder of Jesse Johnson, Billy Norton was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for 21 years. He advances the following charges of error: (1) The verdict is flagrantly against the evidence, and without evidence to support it; (2) incompetent evidence was admitted; (3) the instruction on voluntary manslaughter should not have been given; and (4) improper argument was made by the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
On May 6, 1969, at approximately 10:30 p. m., Jesse Johnson was assassinated as he alighted from his car in the driveway by his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Robinson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Fugate v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Cissell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Harris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Drumm v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
- Fisher v. DuckworthKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
- Askew v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- Drumm v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
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