SMITH v. COM.

No. 90-SC-100-MR.

845 S.W.2d 534 (1993)

Robert Allen SMITH, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

January 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie Allison, Oleh R. Tustaniwsky, Dept. of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, for appellant.

Chris Gorman, Atty. Gen., Ian G. Sonego, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

On January 24, 1990, appellant was convicted in McCracken Circuit Court of murder with the aggravating circumstance of arson in the first-degree. The trial court followed the recommendation of the jury and sentenced appellant to death.

The conviction stems from the murder of Pamela Wren (hereinafter Wren). Shortly after midnight on July 29, 1986, Phillip Wren, brother of the deceased Wren, discovered a fire in the upstairs apartment...

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