Commonwealth v. Ryan

KELLER, Justice.

In May of 1997, the Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted Kimberly Harris, the real party in interest, for two counts of capital murder in violation of KRS 507.020. The indictments alleged Ms. Harris intentionally killed two employees of Jefferson Place Nursing Home in the parking lot of that establishment following the termination of her employment. Pursuant to KRS 532.025, the Commonwealth filed notice of its intent to seek the death penalty and identified intentional murders resulting in multiple deaths as the statutory aggravator.

The defendant raised the issue of her…