Violett v. Commonwealth

907 S.W.2d 773 (1995)

Donald Ray VIOLETT, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

No. 93-SC-806-MR.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 19, 1995.

James A. Kidney, Newport, for Appellant.

Chris Gorman, Attorney General, David E. Spenard, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, for Appellee.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Violett of 157 counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and five counts of first-degree rape. He was sentenced to a total of 754 years in prison.

The questions presented are whether it…