Jason Dickerson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky Supreme Court
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…
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