Hammond v. Commonwealth

K. THOMPSON, JUDGE:

*96Dale Thomas Hammond appeals from the judgment and sentence of the Jefferson Circuit Court following a jury trial. He argues the trial court abused its discretion by excluding his expert witness and admitting a prejudicial photograph. We agree the trial court abused its discretion by excluding Hammond's expert's testimony about sexual role playing without conducting a proper Daubert hearing and admitting the photograph of Hammond's genitals.

In September 2015, Hammond was indicted for unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual or other prohibited…