Kehinde v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Babatunde Kehinde was found guilty of rape and sentenced, in accordance with the jury’s verdict, to five years in the penitentiary. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and (2) whether the court erred in allowing the eleven year old victim to use a doll for the purpose of demonstrating where on her body the alleged penetration took place.

I

The victim lived with her mother and half-sister at Kehinde’s home from September, 1983 through January, 1984. The victim testified that one evening in late January, 1984, while her…