2005 Unpublished Court of Appeals Opinions Index

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Neal v Com., 2004-CA-001462 -- Not Published ; Affirming -- PDF

Appellant, Laterrence Neal (Neal), appeals the Jefferson Circuit Court’s denial of his motion to vacate his conviction. We affirm the trial court’s ruling on the post-conviction motions.

Nelson v Com, 2004-CA-000850 -- Not to be Published ; Affirming -- PDF

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Scott Circuit Court after a jury convicted appellant Ronald Ray Nelson of second-degree burglary and felony theft by unlawful taking, and of being a first-degree persistent felony offender. Nelson contends that the trial court erred by failing to find that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. For the reasons stated hereafter, we affirm.

New v Com, 2003-CA-001732-- To Be Published; Affirming -- PDF

Lake Cumberland Funeral Home (Lake Cumberland), and its funeral director, Richard New, appeal from that portion of a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court of July 29, 2003, which affirmed a final order of the Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors (the Board). The court upheld the Board’s decision to sanction the appellants for permitting unlicensed individuals to perform embalming services in violation of KRS1 316.030(1). The appellants argue that the Board’s decision is arbitrary and that its findings of fact are unsupported by substantial evidence.

Newcomb v Com, 2002-CA-002336 & 2002-CA-002367 -- Not Published ; Affirming -- PDF

These are related pro se appeals from orders of the Carroll Circuit Court denying Rodney Newcomb’s motions seeking court records and RCr 11.42 relief. Newcomb contends in Appeal No. 2002-CA-002336 that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with his plea of guilty to multiple drug-related charges in Action No. 99-CR-66, and in connection with his plea of guilty to second-degree escape and other drug-related charges in Action No. 99-CR-77. Additionally, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying him an evidentiary hearing and appointed counsel on his motion for RCr 11.42 relief, and that the court erred by failing to supplement its order with written findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Newton v Com, 2004-CA-002094 -- Not Published ; Affirming - -- PDF

Kevin Lee Newton appeals from a judgment of the Grayson Circuit Court following a jury verdict convicting him of one count of third-degree assault and one count of disorderly conduct. Newton argues that he was unable to form the requisite intent to commit the assault and disorderlyconduct because he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment.

Nichols v Com, 2004-CA-000634 -- Not To Be Published; Vacating & Remanding -- PDF

David Nichols appeals from the judgment of the McCracken Circuit Court convicting him of second-degree abuse and sentencing him to serve five years in prison. Nichols alleges that the evidence was both incomplete and insufficient to support his conviction for abuse of the victim, 11-month-old Gage Kirk. He also argues that the trial court made several evidentiary errors that deprived him of a fair trial. After a careful review of the evidence and the applicable law, we conclude that the trial court erred in excluding evidence tending to implicate the victim’s babysitter, David Darnell, as the actual perpetrator of the crime. Therefore, we vacate and remand.

Nichols v Com, 2004-CA-001023 -- Not Published ; Affirming -- PDF

Alfred Nichols appeals from an order of the Jefferson Circuit Court denying his motion to withdraw a guilty plea and sentencing him to ten years’ imprisonment. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, alleging that his attorney promised him probation and that he was in fact innocent of the offenses to which he pled guilty. We affirm the trial court’s determination that Nichols’ plea was voluntary and that he was not promised anything in exchange for his plea.

Nichols v Com., 2004-CA-001426 -- Published ; Affirming -- PDF

William Wells is a police officer with the City of Radcliff. When off duty, Wells works as a security guard in a Kroger store in Elizabethtown. Late at night on November 2, 2003, while working at Kroger, Wells noticed David Nichols purchasing what Wells considered an unusually large quantity of a cold remedy containing pseudoephedrine. Knowing that pseudoephedrine is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine, Wells notified the Elizabethtown Police Department. Officer Billy Boling was then dispatched to Kroger to investigate.

Noble v Com, 2003-CA-002148--Not To Be Published; Reversing -- PDF

Eugene Noble entered a conditional plea of guilty (RCr 8.09) to the charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance, First Degree, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence against him. Because we find that the evidence was obtained as a result of the use of an invalid search warrant, we reverse.

Nordike v Com., 2004-CA-001500 --Not To Be Published ; Affirming -- PDF

Douglas C. Nordike is currently serving a ten year sentence for two counts of knowingly possessing anhydrous ammonia in other than an approved container (KRS 250.991) and one count of complicity to manufacture methamphetamine (KRS 218A.1432(1)(a) and KRS 502.020). He appeals, making five arguments. We affirm.
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