Souder v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

Terry Souder has been convicted of four different criminal offenses associated with the physical and sexual abuse of a small child. These are: (1) first-degree sodomy with sentence of life imprisonment; (2) first-degree assault with sentence of twenty years imprisonment; (3) first-degree criminal abuse with sentence of ten years imprisonment; and (4) first-degree sexual abuse with sentence of five years imprisonment. The judgment orders that these terms be served consecutively.1

In early December, 1984, the child’s mother moved into Souder’s trailer, to live with him. She…