Stokes v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

Appellant, Stanley Stokes, was convicted of two counts of sodomy and sentenced to thirty years in prison. On appeal, he claims the trial court erred by allowing the definition of a medical term to be read into evidence outside the context of an expert witness’s testimony, and by answering a jury question during penalty phase deliberation. Finding no error requiring reversal, Appellant’s conviction and sentence are affirmed.

I. Background

Appellant’s son, Kevin Stokes, and his wife, Tracey, had custody of the minor child involved in this case, H. B., a…