Graham v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

A Todd County jury convicted Appellant Norman Graham of murder and first-degree rape. He seeks reversal of his convictions on four grounds: the lack of a Daubert hearing on DNA evidence; juror misconduct; prosecutorial misconduct; and undue delay in his prosecution. Finding no error, this Court affirms the Todd Circuit Court.

I. Background

The victim in this case, Kay Williams, was raped and murdered 30 years ago on June 30, 1980. In the months before the rape and murder, Appellant had begun an intimate relationship with Williams. He met her at the Tiny Town…