TURNER v. COM.

No. 92-SC-92-MR.

860 S.W.2d 772 (1993)

Darrell L. TURNER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

September 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred R. Radolovich, Louisville, for appellant.

Chris Gorman, Atty. Gen., Samuel J. Floyd, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Crim. Appellate Div., Frankfort, for appellee.


WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which found Turner guilty of wanton murder but mentally ill. He was sentenced to life in prison.

The issues presented are whether the trial court erred in submitting a jury instruction on guilty but mentally ill, and whether the trial court committed reversible error when it ordered involuntary administration of antipsychotic drugs. The issue regarding the authority of the trial...

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