After the shooting,ĭalton took Morris's wallet which contained a hundred dollar bill. That he took the gun from Appellant and five or six minutes later shot Morris Rocky testified at trial that Appellantįired one shot at Morris. Appellant then jumped back in the truckĪnd wrestled the gun away from Morris. Realizing that the group intended to harm him, fired a warning shot. Once they got to the final destination, Bryant got into the truck asĪppellant got out to talk with the rest of the group. Ģ Rocky King is Appellant's brother and Harold King is Appellant's father. The restġ Morris King is apparently of no relation to any of the accused. Rocky to drive the three of them to a remote part of McCreary County. With Morris and convinced him to let them into his truck. Morris pulled over to the side of the road. Past, Appellant pulled in behind him and began to honk his horn and flash his Several members of the group testified that once Morris's truck drove Was granted and Appellant took over driving. Testimony at trial indicated that once the group had driven aįew miles, Appellant requested that he be allowed to drive the car. Including Appellant then left the bar just ahead of Morris and traveled north on This plan was foiled by one of the bar patrons. Īs Morris was leaving the bar, Appellant tried to convince Morris to let ![]() That night because members of the group openly discussed robbing him. Several bar patrons testified that they were worried about Morris's safety That this group of individuals, believing Morris was rich, devised a plan to rob ![]() 2 The evidence presented at trial indicated There he ran into Appellant, Kim Dalton, Rocky King,ĭanny Bryant, and Harold King. Resident of Burnside, Kentucky, went to a bar he regularly frequented in On the night of December 15, 2006, Morris King', a sixty-five year-old Him 4) that the Commonwealth improperly cross-examined his co-defendantĬausing him prejudice 5) that the introduction into evidence of his codefendant guilty pleas prejudiced him and 6) that the trial court improperlyĭenied his jury challenges for cause. Key witness 3) that the introduction of other crimes evidence was prejudicial to Trial court denied his right of confrontation by limiting his impeachment of a Ky.Īppellant asserts six arguments on his appeal: 1) that he should haveīeen granted a separate trial from his co-defendant Kim Dalton 2) that the Appellant now appeals to this Court as a matter of right. įor these crimes, Appellant accepted a negotiated sentence of thirty-five years ![]() McCreary Circuit Court jury of complicity to murder and first-degree robbery. Appellant, Ricky King (a/ k/ a Ricky Neal), was convicted by a
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