CAVINS v. COM.


639 S.W.2d 766 (1982)

Phillip CAVINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Petition for Modification Denied November 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Emory Farley, Public Advocate, Mark A. Posnansky, Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, for appellant.

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Robert V. Bullock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


O'HARA, Justice.

This appeal comes to this Court as a matter of right upon the conviction of Phillip Cavins of first degree rape. The jury fixed his punishment at twenty years. We affirm that conviction.

The pertinent sordid facts leading up to the appellant's conviction are as follows: the prosecutrix was living in the home of her stepfather (appellant) on the date of the occurrence. She was thirteen years old at the time. Her mother was hospitalized with...

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