Iris Jennings v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE VENTERS

Appellee/Cross Appellant, Iris Jennings (Appellee), was with her boyfriend, Alvin McDaniel, when he shot Boysie Washington. 1 For her conduct immediately before the shooting, Appellee was convicted of one count of criminal facilitation of first degree assault; she was sentenced to one year imprisonment, probated for three years. She appealed the conviction to the Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals reversed Appel-lee’s conviction on two separate grounds— and remanded the case for a new trial. First, the Court of Appeals concluded that the jury…