Terrence Downs v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDITION: JULY 9, 2020 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2018-SC-000402-MR TERRENCE DOWNS APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE ANGELA MCCORMICK BISIG, JUDGE NOS. 16-CR-003370 & 18-CR-001693 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER REVERSING AND REMANDING Terrence Downs appeals as a matter of right1 from his twenty-five-year sentence for convictions of first-degree manslaughter, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and second-degree persistent felony offender (PFO2). Because Downs was…