BROWN v. COM.

Nos. 2005-SC-000967-DG, 2006-SC-000151-DG.

253 S.W.3d 490 (2008)

Karen BROWN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marguerite Neill Thomas, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, Todd D. Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice SCOTT.

Appellant, Karen Brown, appeals the Court of Appeals' reversal of the Fayette Circuit Court's grant of her RCr 11.42 motion. The motion argues that her counsel, Julius Rather, provided ineffective assistance to her during her trial for the murder of Michael Turpin. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the Court of Appeals.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In February 1986, the body of Michael Turpin...

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