Brown v. Commonwealth

LEMONS, Judge.

Ronald Jackson Brown appeals his convictions for attempted rape, forcible sodomy, animate object sexual penetration, abduction, robbery and assault. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion to strike three prospective jurors for cause; and (2) denying him the opportunity to question the complaining witness about her testimony in a prior rape case. Because we hold that the trial court erred by both refusing to strike two prospective jurors and in improperly limiting Brown’s cross-examination, we reverse his convictions and remand to the trial…