Legal Opinion

Stinson v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided April 25, 2013No. 2011-SC-000615-DGPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

Appellant was indicted for first-degree sexual abuse under KRS 510.110(l)(d) and subsequently entered a conditional Alford guilty plea while reserving his right to appeal the trial court’s judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision and we granted discretionary review. Appellant makes three arguments in support of his appeal: (1) that “lack of consent” is an element of first degree sexual abuse under KRS 510.110(l)(d), (2) that KRS 510.110(l)(d) is unconstitutionally vague, and (3) that KRS 510.110(l)(d) is unconstitutionally…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. United States v. National Dairy Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by12 opinions

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