Pollini v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice GRAVES.

A jury of the Jefferson Circuit Court convicted Appellant, Jasper Pollini, for the crimes of murder (complicity), first degree burglary (complicity), second degree burglary (complicity), and receiving stolen property over $800 (complicity) in connection with an early morning burglary spree which culminated with the murder of Byron Pruitt. During the sentencing phase, the jury found as an aggravating circumstance that Appellant murdered Pruitt while he was engaged in the commission of a first degree burglary and fixed Appellant’s sentence for the murder of…