Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 2010No. 2006-SC-000634-MRPublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Appellant, James Hunt, appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict by the Floyd Circuit Court convicting him of murder, first-degree burglary, and first-degree wanton endangerment. He was sentenced to death for the murder conviction and twenty years and five years, respectively, for the burglary and wanton endangerment convictions. He now appeals his conviction as a matter of right pursuant to Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b), raising twenty-four enumerated arguments. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Hunt and the…

2Cases cited98 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by62 opinions

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