BARNETT v. COM.

No. 2008-SC-000615-MR.

317 S.W.3d 49 (2010)

James H. BARNETT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Kallaher Schmidt, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General, Jason Bradley Moore, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Attorney General's Office, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice SCHRODER.

Appellant James Barnett appeals as a matter of right from a judgment convicting him of wanton murder and theft. Finding no reversible error, we affirm Appellant's conviction. We also clarify that under our criminal rules, jurors must be permitted to use their notes during deliberations.

BACKGROUND

On the morning of June 13, 2007, Jamie Townsend saw Appellant driving erratically at a high rate of speed in...

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