Webster v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

A Jefferson Circuit jury found Appellant, Lawrence Webster, guilty of second-degree manslaughter and of being a first-degree persistent felony offender (PFO). He was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, which was enhanced to twenty years’ imprisonment due to his status as a PFO. He now appeals as a matter of right, KY. Const. § 110(2)(b), alleging that the trial court erred by (1) phrasing the jury instructions in a manner that unfairly suggested to the jury that it had to acquit on the higher degree of homicide before considering any lesser offense and…