William Sloss v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: OCTOBER 24, 2024 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2023-SC-0012-MR WILLIAM SLOSS APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE A.C. MCKAY CHAUVIN, JUDGE NO. 20-CR-000434 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE LAMBERT AFFIRMING William Sloss was convicted of murder, abuse of a corpse, and of being a first-degree persistent felony offender and was sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment. In this matter of right appeal, he alleges that although he contumaciously chose to be absent from both phases of his trial and sentencing, his Sixth…