Sharp v. Commonwealth

LAMBERT, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of rape in the first degree, one count of sodomy in the first degree and two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. He was sentenced to consecutive terms totaling 85 years. The victims were his step-daughters and on this appeal, appellant claims to have been denied a fair trial by virtue of numerous trial errors.

Appellant and the child victims’ mother were married for about two years between 1985 and 1987. After their divorce, the mother made a report to Social Services that she suspected appellant of having sexually abused the…