Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Steven D. Roark

RENDERED: DECEMBER 16, 2021 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2020-SC-0080-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS NO. 2017-CA- 1665 KNOX CIRCUIT COURT, HONORABLE DAVID A. TAPP, SPECIAL JUDGE NO. 15-CR-0112-003 V. STEVEN D. ROARK APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE CONLEY REVERSING This case comes before the Court on appeal by the Commonwealth, the Appellant, from the opinion of the Court of Appeals which reversed Steven Roark, the Appellee’s, conviction and sentence, ordering a new trial. We granted discretionary review as there was a novel question…