Capstraw v. Commonwealth
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction for murder but vacated the jail fees imposed against him, holding that the trial court failed to present evidence that a jail fee reimbursement policy had been adopted by the county jailer with the approval of the county's governing body in accordance with Ky. Rev. Stat. 441.265(2)(a).
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion by failing to exclude eight gruesome photographs under the Ky R. Evid. 403 balancing test; (2) the jury instructions did not violate Defendant's right to a unanimous verdict; (3) Defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were not violated when a detective was permitted to testify about blood alcohol test results from Defendant's certified medical records; but (4) the trial court erred by imposing jail fees against Defendant.
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