Opinion ID: 2542926
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Heading: moss violation

Text: During the Commonwealth's cross-examination of Jones, the prosecutor asked Jones to comment on the veracity of certain witnesses, including a jailer and the detective who took Jones's statement. The defense made no objection to this questioning. As this Court stated in Moss v. Commonwealth, A witness should not be required to characterize the testimony of another witness, particularly a well-respected police officer, as lying. Such a characterization places the witness in such an unflattering light as to potentially undermine his entire testimony. 949 S.W.2d 579, 583 (Ky.1997). We trust that on retrial, the defense will make a proper objection so that the trial court can thwart this improper line of questioning. Finally, Appellant's alleged error regarding separation of witnesses is rendered moot as the case is being remanded for retrial. For the reasons stated above, the judgment of the Carlisle Circuit Court is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial or other proceedings consistent with this opinion. All sitting. All concur.