Holland v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE VENTERS

Appellant, Micah S. Holland, was convicted in the Christian Circuit Court for the wanton murder of his first cousin, Joey Weatherwax. He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. As grounds for relief, Appellant contends that trial court erred by: (1) instructing the jury on the charge of wanton murder, or alternatively, failing to direct a verdict on the wanton murder charge; (2) refusing to clarify for the jury the meaning of the word, “wantonly,” as used in the jury instructions; (3) excluding proffered évidence concerning the victim’s…