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JEWELL v. COM.

549 S.W.2d 807 (1977)

James JEWELL, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Shumate, Peter J. Flaherty, III, Shumate, Shumate & Flaherty, Richmond, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Robert W. Hensley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

PALMORE, Justice.

James Jewell appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder and fixing his sentence at 20 years' imprisonment. KRS 507.020, 532.060(2)(a). He claims errors in the following three particulars:

(1) Rejection of evidence pertinent to his affirmative defense of insanity under KRS 504.020;

(2) Reception of evidence relating to his intoxication in terms of the presumptions enacted in KRS 189.520...

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