Scott v. Commonwealth

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Roy Lee Scott was convicted of murder and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. He appeals as a matter of right. We reverse.

The remains of Scott’s wife, Joyce Scott, were found in a sinkhole on the Scott farm in March 1983. Joyce Scott had disappeared in July 1982. A trial resulted in the conviction of Scott for murder.

Scott asserts four errors in the trial.

First Scott asserts that the Commonwealth violated his right to due process by destroying evidence.

As background to this assertion, Scott was arrested on March 8 or 9, and on March 16, his attorney filed a motion in…