Saylor v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice COOPER.

Roy Thomas Faulconer was found stabbed to death at his residence in Cov-ington, Kentucky, on the afternoon of August 26, 1999. In addition to a fatal stab wound through the heart, Faulconer’s throat had been cut and there were defensive stab wounds to his arms. Appellant, Gregory Saylor, admitted killing Faulconer but claimed he did so in self-defense. Following a trial by jury in the Kenton Circuit Court, Appellant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree (“manslaughter 1st”) and sentenced to eighteen years in prison. The Court of Appeals…