Copley v. Commonwealth

854 S.W.2d 748 (1993)

Larry COPLEY, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

No. 91-SC-850-MR.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 18, 1993.

Rehearing Denied July 1, 1993.

Joel R. Smith, Wilson, Smith & Hoover Law Offices, Jamestown, for appellant.

Chris Gorman, Atty. Gen., Vickie L. Wise, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Copley of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced him to twenty years in prison.

The issues presented are whether the jury panel and jury selection process was proper; whether…