Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided August 20, 1999No. 1998-CA-000919-MRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMBS, Judge.
The appellant, Gerald Scott Farmer (Farmer), appeals from the judgment of the Madison Circuit Court convicting him of reckless homicide and sentencing him to five years’ imprisonment. Having reviewed the record on appeal, we find no error and affirm Farmer’s conviction and sentence.
On August 9, 1997, Farmer was involved in an automobile accident while driving north on U.S. 25 in Madison County, Kentucky. His car collided with a southbound vehicle driven by Kenneth A. Payne. Payne was killed almost instantly in the accident, and Farmer sustained a broken hand and other…
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