Allgeier v. Commonwealth

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Keith Allen Allgeier, was convicted of complicity to commit murder and received a sentence of life without parole for twenty-five years. He appealed to this Court as a matter of right.

Allgeier hired a friend, Eric Maxie, to kill appellant’s ex-wife, Shirley Allgeier. Shirley Allgeier was found murdered in her house November 6,1992, with deep knife wounds to her throat and chest area. Maxie and two other individuals negotiated plea bargains prior to appellant’s trial. Evidence at trial indicated that animosity existed between appellant and his ex-wife. They…