Barker v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellant, Adam Anthony Barker, was found guilty in the Jefferson Circuit Court of manslaughter in the second degree, two counts of tampering with physical evidence, and criminal mischief. The trial court granted the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss the criminal mischief offense.

Appellant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for manslaughter in the second degree and five years for each of the tampering with physical evidence offenses. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively for a total of twenty years. Appellant now appeals the judgment and…