Kennemore v. Commonwealth

D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.

A jury convicted Brian Alden Kennemore of various violent crimes, including murder during the commission of arson. On appeal, Kennemore claims his felony murder conviction should be overturned because the trial court improperly instructed the jury about the necessary causal relationship between the arson and the victim’s death. We find no error in the trial court’s ruling and affirm Kennemore’s conviction.

I

At 1:00 a.m. one night in 2005, Kennemore and a friend arrived at the home of Mark Alger and Jennifer Popa. After the four drank alcohol and used cocaine for about…