Roach v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

I. INTRODUCTION.

A circuit court jury convicted Caryn Renee Roach of adult exploitation, three counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, and being a second-degree persistent felony offender (PFO 2). In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Roach to twenty years’ imprisonment and entered judgment accordingly. Roach now appeals this judgment as a matter of right. 1

Roach contends that the trial court erred by (1) failing to direct a verdict of acquittal on the adult exploitation charge because the…