Thacker v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

On his trial for the murder of Jimmy Lee Thacker, the appellant, Otto Thacker, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for five years pursuant to a jury’s verdict. KRS 435.010; 435.020. A reversal of the judgment is sought on these grounds, as stated by appellant in his brief: (1) prejudicial error was committed in the admission of incompetent evidence offered by the Commonwealth, and (2) prejudicial error was committed by permitting the Commonwealth to read to the jury the transcript of the testimony given by Willard Reed Adkins on a former…