Legal Opinion

Luckett v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1977PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STERNBERG, Justice.

The appellant, William Henry Luckett, was found guilty of first degree robbery and sentenced to serve 20 years in the penitentiary. On this appeal he claims three errors and, as taken from his brief, are as follows:

“1. Did the trial court commit reversible error and deny the appellant due process of law when it denied the appellant’s motion to suppress the unnecessarily suggestive pretrial photo-identification procedure and the resulting tainted in-court identification?

2. Did the trial court commit reversible error and deny the appellant’s constitutional right to a fair…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ohio River Sand Company v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  2. Bush v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970
  3. Myers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1973
  4. Benford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wiley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978
  2. Smith v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Smith v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978

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