Troy Dunkleberger v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: MARCH 20, 2025 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2023-SC-0385-MR TROY DUNKLEBERGER APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM WOLFE CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE LISA HAYDEN WHISMAN, JUDGE NO. 20-CR-00024 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE CONLEY REVERSING AND REMANDING This case is before the Court as a matter of right from Wolfe Circuit Court upon the Appellant’s, Troy Dunkleberger, conviction for first-degree manslaughter. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Dunkleberger argues the evidence presented at trial—that he screamed Jarron Slayback’s name and…