Legal Opinion
Peacher v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 2013No. Nos. 2011-SC-000248-MR, 2011-SC-000254-MRPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice ABRAMSON.
Joshua Peacher and Nereida Allen appeal as a matter of right from Judgments of the Jefferson Circuit Court following a joint trial in which both were convicted of murder (Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 507.020), first-degree assault (KRS 508.010), and first-degree criminal abuse (KRS 508.100). These charges stemmed *829from their mistreatment of Allen’s two-year-old nephew, Christopher Allen, resulting in serious physical injuries and his death. The couple was also convicted of abuse-Peacher of first-degree and Allen of third-degree abuse — for their…
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