Rogers v. Commonwealth

INTRODUCTION

KELLER, Justice.

A Madison Circuit Court jury found Appellant guilty of one (1) count of First-Degree Manslaughter and three (3) counts of Second-Degree Wanton Endangerment and recommended that Appellant serve the maximum sentence of twenty (20) years imprisonment. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with the jury’s recommendation. Appellant thus appeals to this Court as a matter of right.1

BACKGROUND

During what can only be described as a “shootout” at a BP Station in Waco, Kentucky, Appellant shot and killed two men: James Irvin (“Irvin”) and Larry Taylor (“Taylor”). The…