McATEE v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 2011-SC-000259-MR.

413 S.W.3d 608 (2013)

Derrick K. McATEE, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce P. Hackett , Chief Appellate Defender, Daniel T. Goyette , Louisville, Ashley Ruth Edwards , for Appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky, Courtney J. Hightower , Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice SCOTT.

A Jefferson Circuit Court jury found Appellant, Derrick K. McAtee, guilty of murder and tampering with physical evidence. For these crimes, Appellant was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. He now appeals as a matter of right, Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b), arguing that (1) he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal on the tampering charge, (2) the trial court erroneously permitted the introduction of out-of-court...

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