Noakes v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

Appellant, Sean Noakes, was convicted by a Boone Circuit Court jury of murder, attempted murder, and being a first-degree persistent felony offender. He received two life sentences for these crimes. He now appeals as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b).

I. BACKGROUND

On July 9, 2008, Appellant visited his friends, Barbara Rogers and Sharon Gette, at Rogers’ home.1 Upon his arrival, Rogers invited Appellant into the house and returned to the kitchen, where she had been reading the newspaper. After smoking a cigarette with Gette, Appellant entered the…