Terry v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

We granted discretionary review in this case to determine the correctness of the Kentucky Court of Appeals’ decision construing RCr 7.24(3)(B)(i) as precluding certain expert witness testimony. For the following reasons, we reverse the Court of Appeals, reverse Appellant’s conviction, and remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Background

In March 2004, Linda Elmore’s body was found under an overpass in Louisville, Kentucky covered in debris and riddled with over one hundred stab wounds. Homeless…