Turner v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice JOHNSTONE.

Appellant, Naomi Riley Turner, was found guilty of wanton murder, burglary in the second degree, and theft by unlawful taking. She was sentenced to twenty-five years, ten years, and five years, respectively, to run consecutively for a total of forty years. Appellant now appeals as a matter of right, raising six claims of error. *826For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.

I. Facts

Beecher Russell was discovered dead in his home on the evening of March 21,1999, by his neighbor. The house was in disarray at that time:…