McGuire v. Commonwealth

*104Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Appellant Brian Allen McGuire appeals from a judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court convicting him of first-degree manslaughter (KRS 507.030) and unlawful possession of a weapon on school property (KRS 527.070), and sentencing him to a total of twenty-years imprisonment. He was tried on the charge of murder, but was convicted on the lesser included charge of first-degree manslaughter based upon his successful defense that he committed the killing while acting under extreme emotional distress (EED).

Appellant raises the following claims of error: (1) that…