Legal Opinion

Sanders v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1992No. 90-SC-954-MRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAIN, Justice.

The Appellant, William Edward Sanders, appeals as a matter of right his conviction by a Daviess County jury on charges of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, and assault in the fourth degree. Consecutive sentences of imprisonment totaling one hundred and five (105) years were enhanced to one hundred and seventy (170) years pursuant to his further conviction as a persistent felony offender (PFO) in the second degree. In addition, a jail sentence of twelve (12) months on the misdemeanor assault…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. BenhamKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
  5. McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bills v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Roark v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Hughes v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Cecil v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Hampton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004

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