Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 5, 2010No. 2007-CA-002241-MR, 2007-CA-002260-MRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLER, Judge.

Edward Jefferson Mitchell and Edward Joseph Mitchell (the Appellants) 1 appeal from an Opinion and Order of the Jefferson Circuit Court denying their motions for post-conviction relief pursuant to Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11.42, following an evidentiary hearing. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

The Appellants were arrested and charged with one count of robbery in the first degree and one count of assault in the first degree in Indictment No. 04-CR-0457. After being arrested, Son confessed to committing the crimes and indicated…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Joseph Thomas v. Dale E. FoltzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  5. Chestnut v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

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