Anthony Sturgeon v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE VENTERS

Appellant, Anthony Ray Sturgeon, appeals from a judgment of the Campbell Circuit Court convicting him for the murder of his brother, Randal Sturgeon; and sentencing him to twenty-five years in prison. He contends that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to dismiss two jurors for cause; (2) failing to instruct the jury on the lesser offense of reckless homicide; and (3) admitting into evidence several hearsay statements of the victim made shortly before his death. We affirm the judgment of the Campbell Circuit Court.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

App…