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Strangulation; Tampering with Physical Evidence; Marsy’s Law

Court:
Supreme Court
Case Number:

2021-SC-0353-MR

Case Status:
Published Case
Rendered Date:
Summary:

Issues include whether a defendant may invoke the rights afforded to a victim or inquire whether a victim’s rights may have been violated as a basis for vacating a conviction. Issues also include whether evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for tampering with evidence where the defendant drops drugs in the presence and view of police in light of the Kentucky Supreme Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Bell. Affirmed in part. 
Reversed in part.

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