Legal Opinion

Aaron Basham v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 2014No. 2013-SC-000588-MRUnknownCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE NOBLE

The Appellant, Aaron Basham, was convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse, and being a first-degree persistent felony offender. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of probation or parole for 25 years. On appeal, he challenges his convictions on two grounds: (1) that the trial court should not have excluded evidence that the alleged victim *417had been previously exposed to pornographic material on the internet, and (2) that the trial court should not have granted the Commonwealth’s motion to strike a juror for cause over defense…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Holmes v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Soto v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Shane v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by14 opinions

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