Hudson v. Commonwealth

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

Appellant, Eddie Franklin Hudson, was convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court of murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals to this Court as a matter of right. We affirm his conviction, but reverse and remand for a new sentencing phase.

The body of Elizabeth Thompson was found, bound and gagged, in the trunk of her car on June 24, 1996. An autopsy revealed that she had been strangled to death. Based on the investigation and the testimony of witnesses who last saw Ms. Thompson alive,’ it was determined that her body had been in the car for approximately one week.

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