Linda Richmond v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE VANMETER

Linda Richmond appeals as a matter of right from her conviction by jury and a 70-year sentence arising from charges of one count of first-degree assault,' 11 counts of first-degree criminal abuse, and one count of second-degree assault stemming from the abuse of her boyfriend’s minor child; N.V. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND.

In 2014, Richmond was arrested with her boyfriend, Julio Valladares, after Richmond took Julio’s, daughter, N.V. to the emergency room where N.V. presented with bruises, pressure sores,…