Hasan A. Saxton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: DECEMBER 15, 2022 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2021-SC-0353-MR HASAN A. SAXTON APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM GRAVES CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE KEVIN D. BISHOP, JUDGE NO. 20-CR-00178 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE CONLEY REVERSING IN PART & AFFIRMING IN PART This case comes before the Court on appeal as a matter of right1 by Hasan Saxton, the Appellant, from the judgment and sentence of the Graves Circuit Court. After a jury trial, Saxton was convicted of first-degree strangulation, tampering with physical evidence, second-degree persistent…