Stephen Bartley v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE KELLER

A McLean County jury convicted Stephen Bartley of two counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Pursuant to a post-verdict agreement between Bartley and the Commonwealth, the court sentenced Bartley to 25 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Bart-ley argues that the trial court erred when it: (1) denied his pre-trial motion to dismiss the indictment; (2) granted the Com monwealth’s intra-trial motion to amend the indictment; (3) denied his motion for a mistrial; and (4) denied his motions for a directed verdict. Bartley also…