Revised 8/13/2007

SUPREME COURT OF KENTUCKY

ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR

TO: Justices and Court Staff

FROM: Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert

DATE: June 6, 2007

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007

9:00 a.m. RANKINS V. COMMONWEALTH (2005-SC-690-DG)
"Appeals. Hearsay. Issues include (1) whether the Commonwealth may appeal from a district court's final order dismissing a case, and (2) whether a witness' statements to a police officer are admissible as excited utterances."
Discretionary review granted 6/7/2006
Jefferson Circuit Court, Judge Ann Shake
For Movant: Bruce P. Hackett
For Respondent: David A. Sexton

10:00 a.m. SHANE V. COMMONWEALTH (2006-SC-96-MR)
"Burglary and First Degree PFO - 35 years."
Jefferson Circuit Court, Judge F. Kenneth Conliffe
For Appellant: Frank Wm Heft, Jr.
For Appellee: David W. Barr

Revised 8/13/2007

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007

9:00 a.m. COMMONWEALTH V. COKER (2005-SC-981-DG)
"Criminal Law. Peremptory Challenge. Batson Violation. Prosecutor exercised peremptory challenge on black venire person who responded positively to defense counsel's questions, reasoning that the answers demonstrated a defense bias. The issue is whether the prosecutor's reason was pretextual."
Discretionary review granted 8/17/2006
Franklin Circuit Court, Judge Roger Crittenden
For Movant: William Robert Long, Jr.
For Respondent: Shannon Dupree

10:00 a.m. COMMONWEALTH V. BOWLES (2005-SC-39-DG)
"Criminal Law. RCr 11.42. Ineffective Counsel. The issue is whether criminal defendant received effective assistance of counsel at trial."
Discretionary review granted 2/15/2006
Christian Circuit Court, Judge James E. Higgins, Jr.
For Movant: Samuel J. Floyd, Jr.
For Respondent: Susan Jackson Balliet

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007

NO ORAL ARGUMENTS