Gary Sweet v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: OCTOBER 23, 2025 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2024-SC-0002-MR GARY SWEET APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM WAYNE CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE SARA B. GREGORY, JUDGE NO. 19-CR-00158-001 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER AFFIRMING Following a two-day trial, a Wayne County jury convicted Gary Sweet of first-degree rape, Class B incest, and being a first-degree persistent felony offender. He was sentenced to a total of thirty years in prison. Sweet now appeals as a matter of right. See KY. CONST. § 110(2)(b). Having reviewed the record, the…