MORTON v. COM.

88-SC-753-MR.

817 S.W.2d 218 (1991)

Barrington L. MORTON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney McDaniel, Marie Allison, Asst. Public Advocate, Dept. of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, for appellant.

Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth A. Myerscough, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crim. Appellate Div., Frankfort, for appellee.


LAMBERT, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of murder for the stabbing deaths of drug dealer Stacy Archie and her five-year-old son David Shavers. The Commonwealth sought the death penalty, but the jury recommended punishment of life imprisonment without parole for twenty-five years on each count. In the final judgment, the sentences were ordered to be served concurrently. This appeal is as a matter of right and the Court heard oral argument.

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