Joseph Gordon Young v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: AUGUST 20, 2026 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2025-SC-0487-MR JOSEPH GORDON YOUNG APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE JENNIFER WILCOX, JUDGE NOS. 23-CR-001227 & 25-CR-001259 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE NICKELL AFFIRMING Joseph Gordon Young was convicted of arson in the first degree, three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree, and being a persistent felony offender in the first degree (PFO I) following a jury trial in the Jefferson Circuit Court. He received a total sentence of thirty-two years’…