Thomas Clyde Bowling v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

Appellant Thomas Clyde Bowling was convicted of the murders of Eddie and Tina Earley, and assault on their infant son, who was also shot during the crime, in Fayette Circuit Court in 1990. He was sentenced to the death penalty for the murders. His direct appeal followed, and the judgment was affirmed. Bowling v. Commonwealth, 873 S.W.2d 175 (Ky.1993). He has. filed multiple collateral attacks, none of which have resulted in a new trial. See Bowling v. Commonwealth, 926 S.W.2d 667 (Ky.1996); Bowling v. Commonwealth, 981 S.W.2d 545 (Ky.1998); Bowling v.…