Humphrey v. Commonwealth

LAMBERT, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for three counts of rape in the first degree, involving three different female children, all under the age of twelve (12). The Harlan Circuit Court directed a verdict of not guilty for appellant as to Count II of the indictment, and submitted the other counts to the jury. The jury convicted appellant of sexual abuse in the first degree as a lesser included offense under Count I, and of rape in the first degree under Count II. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the first degree rape conviction and to a concurrent five year term of…