Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided October 10, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REED, Justice.

The appellant, Larry Edwards, was convicted of murder and sentenced to confinement for life in the penitentiary. His code-fendant, George Hurst, was indicted but the charges were dismissed when he testified for the Commonwealth against Edwards. The evidence against Edwards is sufficient to support the verdict. We have concluded that Edwards received a fair trial and accordingly affirm the judgment.

Edwards asserts that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence some 45 caliber bullets which were procured as a *641result of a search of the apartment where Edwards lived. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Taylor v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Jett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  3. Whorton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Colbert v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  5. Henderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wiseman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. HubbleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1987
  3. State v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  4. Lamonte Drake v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2020
  5. Wiseman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979

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