Eric Kay’s appeal denied in fentanyl case that killed Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs
LA TimesMike Trout wears a jersey honoring late teammate Tyler Skaggs as he speaks to Angels communications director Eric Kay in July 2019. A federal court has rejected former Angels communications director Eric Kay’s appeal of his two felony convictions in the death of Tyler Skaggs in a terse, four-page ruling that affirmed Kay’s guilt for supplying the fentanyl-laced oxycodone that killed the Angels pitcher in 2019. The court also rejected Kay’s assertion that the prosecutor made improper remarks during closing arguments by misstating evidence, vouching for the credibility of government witnesses and personally attacking the defense counsel. At Kay’s sentencing hearing a year ago, U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means said he had been “dreading this day” because he felt the mandatory minimum of 20 years Kay faced was excessive.
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