Commonwealth v. Nourse

Opinion of the Court by

Justice GRAVES.

A jury of the Logan County Circuit Court convicted Appellant, Othaniel Cantrell Nourse, of complicity to murder, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and of being a second degree persistent felony offender. Subsequent to the guilty verdict but prior to sentencing, Nourse moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”). The trial court granted the JNOV with respect to the complicity to murder conviction, but denied the motion as to the other convictions. Appellant was sentenced to not more than twenty (20)…