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Johnson v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 12 S.W.3d 258
  • 1999 Ky. LEXIS 159
  • 1999 WL 1204870

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \Whether to grant a continuance is generally within the sound discretion of the trial court.\ Id.
  • \Whether to grant a continuance is generally within the sound discretion of the trial court.\ Id.
  • “Long ago, we joined the trend away from a strict or technical application of the rules forbidding conversations with or among jurors.” (citing Cosby v. Commonwealth, 451 S.W.2d 653, 654 (Ky. 1970))
  • taking judicial notice of overwhelming acceptance of a scientific principle

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Judges: Cooper, Graves, Johnstone, Keller, Wintersheimer, Stumbo, Lambert

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