Legal Opinion
Cardwell v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 24, 2000No. 1997-SC-0258-DGPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSTONE, Justice.
Appellant, Charles Cardwell, appeals from a Court of Appeals’ decision denying him relief pursuant to RCr 11.42. We affirm.
Cardwell was involved in a car crash on November 20, 1993, in which one person was killed and another person was seriously injured. Tests revealed that Cardwell’s blood alcohol content was .31%. Cardwell was charged with murder and first-degree assault. On December 1, 1993, a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was taken into custody two days later.
At the time of the crash, Cardwell had two separate charges pending against him for operating a motor…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. Carl P. FogelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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