Cotton v. Commonwealth

Benton, J.,

concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment reversing the convictions and remanding for a new trial.

I concur in the portions of the opinion styled “The Plastic Bag.” Accordingly, I would reverse the convictions. I would also reverse the convictions for the conduct described in the portion of the opinion styled “The Sheriffs Conduct.” I do not join in the portions of the opinion styled “Fingernail Comparison Evidence,” “The Sufficiency of the Fingernail Comparison,” “Should the Expert’s Testimony Have Been Struck,” and “Presentation of the Expert’s Paper…