McKinney v. Commonwealth

GRAVES, Justice.

Appellant, Gary Casper McKinney, was convicted in the Pulaski Circuit Court on *503three counts of intentional murder, one count of second-degree arson, one count of tampering with physical evidence, and three counts of abuse of a corpse. He was sentenced to death for each murder count, five years for arson, one year for tampering with physical evidence, and twelve months each for the abuse of a corpse charges. For the reasons set forth herein, we reverse the judgment of conviction and remand the matter to the circuit court for a new trial.

I. FACTS

On April 2, 1995, Appellant’s…