Legal Opinion

Dishman v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 21, 1995No. 94-SC-392-MRPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Dishman of trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree and for criminal syndicate. She was sentenced to ten years for trafficking in a controlled substance and was sentenced to twenty years for criminal syndicate to be served consecutively for a total of 30 years.

Dishman raises six issues on appeal. The questions presented are whether she was denied due process when her motion for continuance was denied; whether she should have been granted severance from the other defendants at trial;…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BenhamKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
  2. United States v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. SawhillKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Trowel v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Wilson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Woodall v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Hill v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Brewer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Estep v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Clark v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008

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