Malone v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

Kenneth Malone appeals as of right from a June 24, 2010 Judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court convicting him of murder (KRS 507.020) and sentencing him, in accord with the jury’s recommendation, to thirty-two years in prison. Malone was found guilty of the November 22, 2008 handgun slaying of Montez Stewart in Louisville. He raises four issues on appeal: (1) that he was denied his right to present a complete defense; (2) that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict; (3) that the trial court erred by instructing the jury on…