Robertson v. Kentucky
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Defendant of two counts of rape in the first degree and sentencing him to twenty years' imprisonment, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his allegations of error.
After a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of two counts of rape in the first degree and sentenced to twenty years in prison. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not misapply Marsy's Law; (2) the trial court did not err by allowing the Commonwealth to refer to A.C. as the "victim" during trial or by admitting certain testimony; (3) the Commonwealth's attorney did not improperly insert himself as a witness; and (4) there was no cumulative error.
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