Slone v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Appellant, William D. Slone, appeals as a matter of right, Ky. Const. § 110, from a judgment of the Campbell Circuit Court convicting him of first’ degree rape, first-degree sodomy, of being a first-degree persistent felony offender, and fixing his sentence at thirty years’ imprisonment.

As grounds for relief, Appellant raises the following issues: (1) that the trial court abused its discretion on the morning of the trial by granting the Commonwealth’s motion for a continuance; (2) that the trial court erred by not permitting Appellant to cross-examine…