BARNES v. COM.

No. 2001-SC-0544-MR.

91 S.W.3d 564 (2002)

Beckham B. BARNES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

December 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Johnson, Johnson, Judy, True & Guarnieri, LLP, Frankfort, David Lewis Williams, Burkesville, Counsel for Appellant.

A.B. Chandler, III, Attorney General, Susan Roncarti, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee.


COOPER, Justice.

Appellant Beckham B. ("B.B.") Barnes was convicted by a Wayne Circuit Court jury of intentionally killing Troy Miller, for which he was sentenced to twenty-two years in prison. He appeals to this Court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b). We reverse and remand for a new trial because the prosecutor's closing argument violated Appellant's right to a fair trial.

I. FACTS.

Appellant admitted killing Miller but contended...

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