Davis v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant Sheila Davis was convicted in the Hardin Circuit Court of intentional murder. The Commonwealth sought the penalty of death, but appellant was sentenced to life in prison without benefit of probation or parole for at least twenty-five years. She appeals to this Court as a matter of right. We affirm.

On August 20, 1987, the body of appellant’s husband, James W. Davis, was found in the back of his locked Ford Ranger pickup truck in a Louisville parking garage. The truck was parked backwards into a space so that the rear of the truck was visually protected. A plywood…