Legal Opinion
McPherson v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 2012No. 2010-SC-000379-MRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice ABRAMSON.
Britton McPherson appeals as of right from a Judgment of the Muhlenberg Circuit Court convicting him of murder and sentencing him in accord with the jury’s recommendation to life in prison. McPherson was found guilty of the June 29, 2008 slaying of Lora Milligan on a farm road outside Central City. He claims on appeal that he was denied a fair trial because he was not allowed to question Tamala Parker, his former girlfriend and alleged accomplice in the murder, concerning a prior conviction and her other prior run-ins with the police, and because he was…
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