Legal Opinion

Howard v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 1977PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAYTON, Justice.

Jerry Lee Howard appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Bullitt Circuit Court finding him guilty of first-degree sodomy, KRS 510.070, and sentencing him to 20 years’ imprisonment. There being no purpose to be served in detailing the facts of the incident as the jury determined it to have occurred, we proceed to discuss the eight assignments of error which the appellant alleges merit reversal of his conviction.

The appellant’s three initial allegations of error concern the indictment charging him with the offense and the Commonwealth’s answer to his requested bill…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Abernathy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  2. Finch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  3. Wilson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
  4. Gibson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967
  5. Taylor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Harris v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Wilson v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Schambon v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Schrimsher v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Yarnell v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992

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