Myers v. Commonwealth

COOPER, Justice.

On January 24, 1997, Kenny McFadden died from multiple blunt force injuries to his head and neck. A Fayette County grand jury jointly indicted Appellant William F. Myers and Johnny Turner for murder. Turner subsequently agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges in exchange for his testimony against Appellant. Turner testified at trial that he was an eyewitness to the crime and that he saw Appellant beat McFadden to death. Appellant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to twelve years in prison. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted discretionary…