Samples v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant was indicted for numerous sex crimes, all allegedly committed against his three step-children, C.D., M.N., and W.N. He was convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court of sodomy in the first degree, sodomy in the second degree and sexual abuse in the first degree as to M.N. only. Appellant waived jury sentencing and was sentenced by the trial court to twenty-two years, ten years, and five years respectively, with all sentences to run concurrently. He appeals to this court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b).

Appellant’s first claim of error pertains to the…