Legal Opinion

Brown v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1991No. 89-SC-177-MRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a Warren County jury of first degree rape and incest, both of which result from instances involving his daughter, then age ten. He received a life term of imprisonment for the rape conviction and a ten year tern of imprisonment for the incest conviction, to run concurrently. Appellant appeals his conviction as a matter of right.

The appellant presents nine assignments of error, three of which we hold reversible error. The appellant’s conviction is reversed and remanded for a new trial.

The first ground for reversal is based upon the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Drumm v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Lantrip v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Bussey v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. RichardsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Scruggs v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Stringer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Alexander v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Bell v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Hellstrom v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Sharp v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1993

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