Parker v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

I. INTRODUCTION.

After a jury trial, Kenneth Parker was sentenced to, along with lesser sentences, two terms of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole for twenty-five years. Parker, the alleged leader of the Victory Park Crips gang in Louisville, also known as the Rat Pace, appeals the judgment as a matter of right,1 raising numerous issues. We affirm, in part, and reverse, in part.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY.

The facts underlying Parker’s conviction are long, sordid, and difficult to recite chronologically. The indictment…