Opinion ID: 1353958
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 30

Heading: Relitigation

Text: There is simply no federal constitutional right to relitigate issues raised on direct appeal in a collateral attack proceeding such as RCr 11.42. The standards adopted for review of unpreserved errors in this case on direct appeal are not contrary to Strickland . The standard of review for unpreserved errors has been consistently applied in appropriate circumstances by this Court in reviewing subsequent death penalty cases. See e.g. Mills v. Commonwealth, Ky., 996 S.W.2d 473 (1999). The decision of the Madison Circuit Court denying the RCr 11.42 motion by Sanders and his motion pursuant to CR 59.05 is affirmed. LAMBERT, C.J., COOPER, GRAVES and JOHNSTONE, JJ., concur. STUMBO, J., dissents by separate opinion joined by KELLER, J.