Kentucky Supreme Court· 9/21/2000

Young v. Commonwealth

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25 S.W.3d 66
2000 WL 1210719

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noting that Commonwealth’s \send a message\ argument was not palpable error because, among other things, it was a response to defense counsel’s plea for leniency due to the defendant's lack of prior convictions for selling narcotics
explaining that “we must always consider these closing arguments ‘as a whole’” (citation omitted)
affirming when methamphetamine found in defendant’s trailer despite defendant’s protest that he was not living in trailer
“Accordingly, we feel it appropriate to examine the criteria relevant for palpable error review of alleged instances of prosecutorial misconduct in sentencing phase closing arguments.”
evidence that defendant had previously manufactured methamphetamine admissible to disprove his claim that he did not know how to manufacture methamphetamine
evidence that defendant had previously manufactured methamphetamine admissible to disprove his claim that he did not know how to manufacture methamphetamine

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