Kenneth Goben v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

Summary

The court held that the approximately five-year delay before trial did not violate Goben's constitutional or statutory speedy-trial rights because much of the delay resulted from prosecuting separate charges, defense-related developments, and reasonable continuances, and Goben showed no meaningful prejudice. It also upheld the warrantless apartment entry under the emergency-aid exception and concluded that the evidentiary errors, including improper investigative hearsay, were harmless or not palpable. The judgment was remanded solely for correction to state that the life and twenty-year sentences run concurrently.