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DICKERSON v. COM.

No. 2008-SC-000074-MR.

278 S.W.3d 145 (2009)

Robert DICKERSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V. Gene Lewter, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky James Hays Lawson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice MINTON.

I. INTRODUCTION.

Robert Dickerson was indicted on new charges after we vacated his original convictions. We reject Dickerson's claim that these new charges were a result of prosecutorial vindictiveness. We also reject Dickerson's claim that his right to a speedy trial was violated.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY.

Dickerson was convicted of one count of first-degree sodomy,...

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