Gunter v. Commonwealth

STERNBERG, Justice.

The appellant, Wilson Gunter, was indicted by the Pulaski County Grand Jury on January 14, 1976, for the murder of Judy Cash (KRS 507.020) and first-degree arson of his own apartment (KRS 513.020). He was convicted of murder and second-degree arson and sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment on the murder charge and five years’ on the arson charge, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal to this court the conviction was reversed by reason of prejudicial statements made by the prosecuting attorney in his closing argument to the jury.

Upon return of the case to the Pulaski…