Opinion ID: 1758780
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: BUSSELL v. COMMONWEALTH

Text: Bussell was convicted of murder and robbery. He was sentenced to death on the murder conviction in January of 1992. This Court affirmed his conviction and sentence in Bussell v. Commonwealth, Ky., 882 S.W.2d 111 (1994). Bussell then petitioned the United States Supreme Court for writ of certiorari which was denied on February 21, 1995. Bussell v. Kentucky, ___ U.S. ___, 115 S.Ct. 1154, 130 L.Ed.2d 1111 (1995), rehearing denied, ___ U.S.___, 115 S.Ct. 1729, 131 L.Ed.2d 586 (1995). On August 30, 1995, Bussell filed what was styled as a notice of appearance, notice of intent to file an RCr 11.42 motion, motion for recusal of the circuit judge and motion for a status conference in the Christian Circuit Court. The Christian Circuit Court dismissed these motions for lack of jurisdiction on November 1, 1995. The dismissal was appealed to this Court. The record on appeal was received and the sixty (60) day briefing period began on December 21, 1995. On January 3, 1996, Governor Patton signed Executive Order 96-12 setting Bussell's execution date on February 1, 1996.