Newcomb v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of two counts of first-degree rape, one count of first-degree criminal trespass, and one count of intimidating a participant in a legal proceeding. Appellant was sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court properly declined Appellant's motion for separate trials; (2) the trial court properly denied Appellant's directed verdict motion; (3) the trial court properly denied Appellant's Batson motion; (4) the trial court did not violate Appellant's constitutional rights by excluding evidence and limiting cross-examination; (5) the prosecutor's voir dire questions and closing argument did not result in palpable error; and (6) the parole restrictions of the violent offender statute applied to Appellant.
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