Williams v. Commonwealth

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a McCracken County jury of first degree rape, first degree robbery and first degree burglary. He was sentenced to a twenty year term of imprisonment for each count, sentences to run consecutively. The appellant appeals his convictions as a matter of right.

The victim, an elderly woman who lives alone, answered a knock at her door on an afternoon in August, 1988. The man at the door requested some water for his vehicle. After closing the door to retrieve some water, the victim opened the door enough to give him the water. The man proceeded…