Benet v. Commonwealth

Decided May 22, 2008. John D. Minton Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

253 S.W.3d 528 · Cited 72 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Smith v. Commonwealth · 806 S.W.2d 647
• Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
• Bills v. Commonwealth · 851 S.W.2d 466
• Dotson v. Commonwealth · 740 S.W.2d 930
• Wombles v. Commonwealth · 831 S.W.2d 172
• Wathal v. Harrod · 229 S.W.3d 599
• Commonwealth v. Benham · 816 S.W.2d 186
• Beckham v. Bd. of Educ. of Jefferson Cty. · 873 S.W.2d 575
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cowan v. Wilkinson · 828 S.W.2d 610
• Hayes v. Commonwealth · 175 S.W.3d 574
• Hampton v. Commonwealth · 666 S.W.2d 737
• Wilfong v. Commonwealth · 175 S.W.3d 84
• Maney v. Mary Chiles Hospital · 785 S.W.2d 480
• Murphy v. Commonwealth · 50 S.W.3d 173
• Cornelison v. Commonwealth · 52 S.W.3d 570
• Nichols v. Commonwealth · 839 S.W.2d 263
• Kraus v. Kentucky State Senate · 872 S.W.2d 433
• Van Dyke v. Commonwealth · 581 S.W.2d 563
• Commonwealth v. Vincent · 70 S.W.3d 422
• Jacobs v. Commonwealth · 947 S.W.2d 416

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