Patrick Deon Ragland v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE NOBLE

The Appellant, Patrick Deon Ragland, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for the beating death of Kerry Mitchell. He was also convicted of tampering with physical evidence and of being a first-degree persistent felony offender. He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment and now appeals as a matter of right, raising numerous claims of error, including that the trial court erred by adding a “no duty to retreat” jury instruction to a general self-protection instruction and by inadequately instructing the jury on the justifiable use of force to…