Bedell v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict which convicted Bedell of murder with a sentence of life without parole for twenty-five years; first-degree rape with a sentence of twenty years; kidnapping with a sentence of twenty years; and first-degree wanton endangerment with a sentence of five years; and first-degree unlawful imprisonment with a sentence of five years. These sentences were ordered to run consecutively.

The questions presented are whether Jefferson County was the proper venue for trial of the rape and murder charges; whether the jury instructions…