Mullins v. Commonwealth

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which affirmed a judgment of conviction based on a jury verdict which found Mullins guilty of third-degree sodomy. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

The issue is whether KRS 620.050(2), which abrogates the marital privilege in child abuse cases, was properly applied in this proceeding. Other questions presented involve the propriety of testimony about the emotional reaction of the victim and whether the victim was currently seeing a social worker for treatment.

*211Mullins’ wife found him engaged in acts of sodomy…