Legal Opinion
R.O. v. A.C. ex rel. M.C.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 23, 2012No. 2010-CA-001677-MRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ACREE, Judge:
The sole issue before us is whether the Calloway Circuit Court’s award of $6,000,000.00 in punitive damages against Appellant, R.O., is constitutionally exces*188sive. We find it is not. Accordingly, we affirm.
I. Facts and Procedure
On or about December 2007, the Callo-way Grand Jury returned an indictment charging R.O.1 with four counts of first-degree sodomy.2 The charges stemmed from allegations made by appellee A.C., who was R.O.’s step-granddaughter at the time. A.C. alleged R.O. forced her to perform oral sex on him, and that R.O. touched her chest and pubic areas when…
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