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COOK v. COM.

No. 2002-SC-0486-MR.

129 S.W.3d 351 (2004)

Lester E. COOK, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron Reynolds, Williamsburg, Counsel for Appellant.

Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General, William Robert Long, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice COOPER.

On August 20, 2001, Billy Joe and Lisa Rains were standing in the front yard of their home on Bee Creek Road in Whitley County, Kentucky, when a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette automobile operated by Appellant, Lester E. Cook, Jr., drove into their yard, striking and killing Mrs. Rains. Appellant was subsequently convicted by a Whitley Circuit Court jury of wanton murder, KRS 507.020(1)(b...

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