Rogers v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Stanley Ray Rogers (appellant) appeals a judgment of the Circuit Court of the County of Chesterfield (trial court) which approved a jury verdict convicting him of rape. Previously, in June 1985, appellant was tried by a jury on indictments charging him with rape, attempted murder and abduction with intent to defile. He was acquitted of the attempted murder and abduction charges; however, the jury was unable to agree on a verdict on the rape charge and a mistrial was declared on that count. In April 1986, he was retried and convicted of the rape charge. Appellant raises two…