CLAY v. COM.

No. 2007-SC-000377-MR.

291 S.W.3d 210 (2008)

Ondra Leon CLAY, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing August 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Jackson Balliet, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General, James Coleman Shackelford, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Attorney General's Office, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellant Ondra Leon Clay was convicted of wanton murder and first-degree sodomy, and was sentenced to life without parole for twenty-five years on the murder and twenty years on the sodomy, to run concurrently. On appeal, Appellant raises a Batson challenge, a failure to grant a defense motion to strike a juror for cause, a failure to properly qualify expert testimony, and an invalid use of judicial notice. Because these...

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