Dean v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant Roy Wayne Dean was convicted in Todd Circuit Court of first degree burglary, first degree rape, and murder. He received two twenty year sentences on the rape and burglary charges and was sentenced to death for murder. He appeals his conviction as a matter of right.

The Todd County Grand Jury convened in October of 1984 to hear evidence and return indictments in the death of Brenda Church. Mrs. Church’s mostly nude body was found lying on the couch in her home by her husband when he returned from work in the afternoon of September 27, 1984. The victim’s hands were…