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FURNISH v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 2004-SC-000387-MR.

Fred FURNISH, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Modified: November 26, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Wheeler Karen Shuff Maurer Assistant Public Advocates Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, Louis Franklin Mathias, Jr. Michael A. Nickles, Jr. Assistant Attorneys General Criminal Appellate Division Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict imposing the death penalty upon Appellant, Fred Furnish. For reasons hereinafter explained, the issues addressed pertain only to the sentencing phase of Appellant's trial.

This case arose on June 25, 1998, when a 66-year-old widow was found strangled to death in her Crestview Hills home. The residence had been ransacked, and jewelry and credit cards were stolen. During the guilt...

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