Rankin v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

Roy Rankin appeals as a matter of right from a Judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court convicting him of first-degree criminal abuse, in violation of Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 508.100, and of wanton murder, in violation of KRS 507.020(l)(b). In accord with the jury’s recommendation, the Judgment orders Rankin to serve concurrent prison sentences of ten and twenty years, respectively. The Commonwealth alleged, and the jury found, that Rankin abused and wantonly caused the death of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, C.A. Rankin maintains that his…