HOPPER v. COMMONWEALTH


516 S.W.2d 855 (1974)

Dennis HOPPER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Wilhoit, Public Defender, Timothy T. Riddell, Asst. Public Defender, Frankfort, for appellant.

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., William W. Pollard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CATINNA, Commissioner.

Dennis Hopper appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and fixing his punishment at ten years' imprisonment. Hopper asserts that reversible error was committed in that the trial court (1) failed to give an involuntary-manslaughter instruction; (2) did not order the Commonwealth to produce statements made by Hopper or direct that they be filed in the record; and (3) failed to discharge the...

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