Joseph S. Masters v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: OCTOBER 23, 2025 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2024-SC-0314-MR JOSEPH S. MASTERS APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM KNOX CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE GREGORY A. LAY, JUDGE NO. 21-CR-00129-001 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE CONLEY AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING This case is before the Court as a matter of right following the conviction of the Appellant, Joseph Masters, of murder, first-degree burglary, and four counts of unlawful imprisonment. He was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison. He now appeals raising four…