Yates v. Commonwealth
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After a trial, Appellant was convicted of one count of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse for an incident involving his fourteen-year-old stepdaughter. The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) insufficient evidence supported Appellant’s conviction for first-degree rape because the Commonwealth did not prove the “forcible compulsion” element; (2) the trial court did not err in admitting Appellant’s computer password into evidence; and (3) the trial court committed reversible error when it did not allow Appellant to ask the victim about her prior inconsistent statement, and thus, Appellant’s conviction for first-degree sexual abuse must also be reversed. Remanded.
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