Legal Opinion

Jason Dickerson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 2016No. 2014-SC-000507-MRUnknownCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE NOBLE

The ■ Appellant, Jason Dickerson, was convicted-of murder and four counts of first-degree criminal abuse, and was sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, he complains about the admission of evidence, of his abuse of his spouse, the admission of hearsay statements made to an examining pediatrician and to an investigating detective, and several instances of alleged pros-ecutorial misconduct during cross-examination of his expert witness and in closing arguments. We affirm.

I.. Background

On September 29, 2011, two-year-old Watson Adkins died as a result of…

2Cases cited40 opinions

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  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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