Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Blincoe

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 22, 2000No. 1999-CA-001257-MRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARBER, Judge.

Appellant Commonwealth of Kentucky (Commonwealth) appeals an interlocutory order holding that it cannot unilaterally offer testimonial immunity to a trial court witness.

Appellee Domini Jermayle Blincoe (Blin-coe) was charged with shooting a victim who later died. There were two witnesses to the alleged incident. The first witness disappeared after giving a statement to the police, and cannot be located by the Commonwealth. The second witness, Linzy Harris, gave a statement to the police impheating himself in concealment of the charged offense. Harris was charged with that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Couch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. City of Devondale v. StallingsKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Murphy v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. CooperKentucky Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Newkirk v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. BlincoeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2000
  3. Taylor McKinney v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023

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