Turner v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

■ Appellant, James B. Turner, Jr., was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse and incest, and sentenced to 22 years in prison. He appeals his convictions, asserting improper venue, insufficient evidence of incest, and a double jeopardy violation. Finding Appellant’s conviction for sexual abuse to be erroneous, it is reversed, but the remaining conviction is affirmed.

I. Background

Appellant was the step-father to S.F., the victim in this case, through his marriage to S.F.’s mother in 1996, when S.F. was five years old. The family resided in Danville, the…