Kentucky Supreme Court· 3/18/2010

Hunt v. Commonwealth

Citations

304 S.W.3d 15
2009 WL 4117354

How courts have described this case

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finding harmless error where there was “no doubt” a qualifying relation would have been as emotional about the loss of the victim as the non-qualifying witness
prosecutor’s statement “[h]as anybody seen any remorse from this defendant during the trial?” did not constitute an impermissible comment on defendant’s _Fifth Arriendment rights
“The trial court’s decision not to give a jury instruction is reviewed for abuse of discretion.”
“[W]e are not persuaded that the single reference to Hunt’s invoking his right to remain silent resulted in palpable error.”
“Because the prosecutorial conduct complained of by Hunt occurred in a pretrial setting, the presumption of vindictiveness doctrine is inapplicable.”
\A prosecutor is entitled to comment on the courtroom demeanor of a defendant.\

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Judges: Venters

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