Harper v. Commonwealth

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Edward Lee Harper, Jr., 33 years of age, was charged with two counts of capital murder, KRS 507.020, and found guilty of both by a jury. At the penalty phase of the trial, the jury recommended the death penalty on each count, and Harper was then sentenced to death. KRS 532.025 and KRS 532.030. Harper appeals the sentence to this court. We affirm.

A summary of the evidence introduced at trial shows that about a month before the murders Harper had asked a girl friend if she would have her brother procure an untraceable and unregistered gun for him. Nothing came of this…