Roberson v. Com

1 Citing case

  1. St. Clair v. Commonwealth

    140 S.W.3d 510 (Ky. 2004)   Cited 109 times
    Holding that murder instructions combining principal and accomplice liability was proper

    (Emphasis added). Thus, "[i]f the prosecuting authority initiates proceedings, the prisoner must be tried within 120 days after his arrival in the jurisdiction seeking to try him[,]" Roberson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 913 S.W.2d 310, 312 (1994), and if the time limitations are violated, "the trial court is compelled to dismiss the charges with prejudice." Id. at 313; Lovitt v. Commonwealth, Ky., 592 S.W.2d 133 (1979).