Legal Opinion

Earl K. Johnson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 2025No. 2023-SC-0124Published

1Opinion of the Court

RENDERED: JUNE 20, 2025 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2023-SC-0124-MR EARL K. JOHNSON APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM LOGAN CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE JOE W. HENDRICKS, JR., JUDGE NO. 19-CR-00158 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE THOMPSON AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING Earl K. Johnson was convicted after a jury trial on four counts of complicity to traffic in a controlled substance (methamphetamine); one count of engaging in organized crime, criminal syndicate; and one count of complicity to murder regarding the shooting death of Bob…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Coy v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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