Kohlheim v. Commonwealth

HOGGE, Judge.

Gregory Keith Kohlheim appeals from a judgment of the McCracken Circuit Court in which he was convicted of second degree manslaughter and assault under extreme emotional disturbance. He was sentenced to an eight year term and a one year term, to run concurrently. Kohlheim shot and killed Pam Felker, and wounded Anna Taylor just outside the Ebony Club in Paducah, Kentucky. He contends that the trial court erred to his substantial prejudice by failing to properly instruct the jury on his defense of self-protection.

The facts from which this case arose occurred on the evening of…