Shabazz v. Commonwealth

KELLER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant, Rahim Shabazz, was convicted in the McCracken Circuit Court of two felony drug offenses, was found to be a First-Degree Persistent Felony Offender (PFO), and was sentenced to twenty years. Appellant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the prosecutor’s questions to a witness on redirect, a prosecution witness’s answers during cross-examination, and the prosecutor’s statements during closing argument, all concerning whether Appellant requested that certain aspects of the case be investigated, prejudiced Appellant to such a degree as to require a…