Spicer v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

A Whitley Circuit Court jury found Appellant, Anthony Edward Spicer, guilty of criminal attempt to commit murder and first-degree criminal assault. Appellant was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment on the attempted murder charge and twelve years’ imprisonment on the assault charge, to be served consecutively. He now appeals as a matter of right, Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b), asserting (1) his convictions for both attempted murder and assault violate our statutory restraints on double jeopardy, (2) a news reporter’s interview with Appellant was improperly…