Mills v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice KELLER.

I. INTRODUCTION

On August 30, 1995, Appellant, John Mills, was arrested for the murder of A.L. Phipps. At trial, the jury found Appellant guilty of Murder, First-Degree Burglary, First-Degree Robbery, and sentenced him to death. The primary facts of Appellant’s case, upon which we rely here, except where a more specific discussion is necessary, are recounted in Appellant’s direct appeal, wherein we affirmed the judgment of the trial court. 1 Appellant began post-conviction proceedings by filing a motion under RCr 11.42. The trial court entered an order…