Legal Opinion

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Melzena Lulabell Moore

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 2025No. 2023-SC-0433Published

1Opinion of the Court

RENDERED: FEBRUARY 20, 2025 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2023-SC-0433-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2021-CA-1349 LAUREL CIRCUIT COURT NO. 20-CR-00103 MELZENA LULABELL MOORE APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE THOMPSON AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, VACATING, AND REMANDING Melzena Moore pled guilty to the first-degree manslaughter of Raymond Jackson under extreme emotional disturbance (EED) pursuant to a plea agreement. The sole issue on appeal is whether the Laurel Circuit Court erred in denying Moore the domestic…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. AndersonKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Nebraska Alliance Realty Co. v. BrewerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2017
  4. Whittaker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1894
  5. Commonwealth v. VincentKentucky Supreme Court · 2002

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