Commonwealth v. Barroso

COOPER, Justice.

Appellee, Francisco Barroso, was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for rape in the first degree and robbery in the second degree, both perpetrated on May 22, 1999, against his former girlfriend, J.H., then age sixteen. At trial, Appellee and J.H. gave contradictory versions of what occurred. The jury believed J.H.’s version and convicted Appellee of both offenses. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of ten years and five years in prison.

On Appellee’s appeal to the Court of Appeals, the Commonwealth conceded reversible error in permitting the prosecutor to impeach…