Martice N. McRae v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: OCTOBER 28, 2021 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2020-SC-0114-MR MARTICE N. MCRAE APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE BRIAN C. EDWARDS, JUDGE NO. 17-CR-003781 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES AFFIRMING Appellant Martice McRae was tried and convicted by a Jefferson County jury for the murder of Justin Hague. He claims that the trial court erred by: 1) granting a partial Fifth Amendment privilege to a witness, 2) overruling McRae’s objection to the Commonwealth’s closing argument, 3) allowing a detective to…