Derossett v. Commonwealth

REYNOLDS, Justice.

Frank Derossett appeals from a murder conviction and sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment. Derossett shot the decedent, Clive Case, six times, in the presence of witnesses at the American Legion Post in Floyd County. Appellant, at trial, testified that he had no memory of the shooting and presented expert testimony that he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance. He also related the decedent’s long-standing hostility and threats toward him over the years. The jury was presented with varying accounts of events which led to appellant’s shooting of the decedent.

Appellant…