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COM. v. HIGGS

Nos. 1998-SC-0673-DG, 1999-SC-0590-DG.

59 S.W.3d 886 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Christopher Ray HIGGS, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.B. Chandler, III, Attorney General, Samuel J. Floyd, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, Counsel for Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Daniel T. Goyette, Frank Wm. Heft, Jr., Louisville, Counsel for Christopher Ray Higgs.

COOPER, Justice.

Appellee/Cross-Appellant Christopher Ray Higgs was convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court of manslaughter in the second degree and sentenced to ten years in prison. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding error in (1) the jury instruction on the defense of self-protection; (2) the admission during the guilt phase of the trial of evidence of the victim's good character for peacefulness; and (3) the admission during the...

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