Legal Opinion
McClellan v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1986PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Justice.
Raymond T. McClellan was convicted of the murder of Gary Stutzenberger; first-degree burglary of an apartment occupied by Stutzenberger and McClellan’s wife, Bernadette McClellan; and the kidnapping of Bernadette. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years on the charge of kidnapping, 20 years on the charge of first-*466degree burglary, and death on the conviction of murder.
On appeal, McClellan raises 50 separate issues for review. Because we are reversing the judgments of conviction, we will review in this opinion those issues which necessitate the reversal, as well as those…
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