Legal Opinion

Goncalves v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 2013No. 2010-SC-000142-MRPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

Joseph Goncalves appeals as a matter of right from a Judgment of the Nelson Circuit Court convicting him of robbery in the first degree. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b). Finding Goncalves to be a Persistent Felony Offender in the first degree (“PFO 1”) the jury enhanced his sentence from twenty to thirty-five years imprisonment, and the trial court sentenced him accordingly. Goncalves raises thirteen issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred when it denied his suppression motion relating to evidence seized from his apartment; (2) the tendered complicity…

2Cases cited90 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Sargent v. ShafferKentucky Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Tackett v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. RothMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Nunn v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Christopher Gribbins v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2016

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