STALLINGS v. COM.


556 S.W.2d 4 (1977)

James C. STALLINGS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Emory Farley, Public Defender, Timothy T. Riddell, Asst. Public Defender, Frankfort, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Deedra Benthall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

James C. Stallings appeals from a judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of murdering his wife.

Stallings raises three issues on this appeal: (1) that it was prejudicial error for a witness to mention that he had refused to take a lie detector test; (2) that it was prejudicial error for the trial court to permit colorful, gruesome photographs of the victim to be introduced into evidence; ...

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