Hayes v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

Appellant, Antwan Ladale Hayes, was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment after he was convicted in the Hardin Circuit Court of second-degree manslaughter and first-degree criminal abuse. He appeals that conviction to this Court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b). For reasons explained below, we affirm the Hardin Circuit Court.

I. Background

Because Appellant seeks relief from three rulings detached from the facts of this case — one concerning voir dire and one concerning a motion to suppress the fruits of a search warrant — we find a full…