Eric Alderson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: JUNE 15, 2023 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2022-SC-0071-MR ERIC ALDERSON APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM BALLARD CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE TIMOTHY A. LANGFORD, JUDGE NO. 21-CR-00004 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE THOMPSON REVERSING AND REMANDING After a jury trial, Eric Alderson was convicted by the Ballard Circuit Court of two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. He received a total sentence of thirty years. Alderson appeals his conviction as a matter of right, asserting trial errors and a sentencing…