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McDonald v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1978PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Charles Samuel McDonald was indicted and tried for the offenses of indecent and immoral practices, KRS 435.105, assault and battery, KRS 431.075, and rape, KRS 435.-090. 1

A jury found McDonald guilty on all three counts and sentenced him to imprisonment for five years on the count of indecent and immoral practices, twelve months on the count of assault and battery, and life without parole on the count of rape. McDonald appeals. We affirm.

On June 6, 1974, McDonald was released on parole from LaGrange. In 1973, McDonald was convicted on a plea of guilty for two offenses of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Taylor v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Moore v. CowanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  5. Rigsby v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Tamme v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Gabow v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Crawley v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Bratcher v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. DiatchenkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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