ALLEN v. COM.

No. 2008-SC-000009-MR.

286 S.W.3d 221 (2009)

Charles ALLEN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Renee Dupree, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, Bryan Darwin Morrow, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice MINTON.

During jury selection, members of the murder victim's family appeared in the courtroom wearing t-shirts imprinted with a photograph of the victim and the words, "In loving memory." Charles Allen, who was on trial for the murder, argues that the trial court erred when it refused to discharge the entire venire following the t-shirt display. Raising this and other issues, Allen contends that he did not receive a fair trial...

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